Judge Álvaro Mayrink da Costa acquitted a minor held for possession, saying that cannabis was part of the customs of society, that eighty per cent of people aged 19 to 23 had tried it, and that treating its use as a crime violated human rights and individual guarantees. He later drafted a decriminalisation bill with the psychiatrist and deputy João Baptista Breda, which did not advance.[1]
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References
- História da maconha no BrasilJean Marcel Carvalho França · Editora Jandaíra · 2022 · chapter 4, “O canabismo dos hippies e dos excluídos” · ISBN 9786550940133
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