Marches for legalisation called in ten state capitals by Growroom, the largest Portuguese- language cannabis forum, and other growers' groups were met with police violence. The neuroscientist Sidarta Ribeiro writes that the repression strengthened the movement, which spread across the country in the following years.[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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