The health regulator Anvisa unanimously authorised the Brain Institute of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte to import, store and germinate cannabis seeds and to grow and process the plants for research on treatments for drug-resistant epilepsy in animal models. Ribeiro, a former director of the institute, calls it the first Brazilian institution to research the plant legally without workarounds.[1]
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References
- The Flowers of Good: The Science and the History of Marijuana LiberationSidarta Ribeiro · Soft Skull Press · 2026 · chapter 2, “Brazil Is Still Lagging, but It’s Making Progress” · ISBN 9781593768119
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