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Brazil's delegate tells Geneva that maconha is worse than opium

Pedro Pernambuco Filho sat on the subcommittee of the Second Opium Conference that examined Egypt's request to control cannabis. At its opening he said that in Brazil maconha was more dangerous than opium. The subcommittee recommended that cannabis be allowed only for medical and scientific purposes, with its resin banned outright.[1]

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References

  1. História da maconha no BrasilJean Marcel Carvalho França · Editora Jandaíra · 2022 · chapter 3, “Diambismo: um flagelo social” · ISBN 9786550940133

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