Gang arrested for selling Cannabis cultivation reports – 07/11/2023 – Cannabis Inc.

Four people were arrested this Tuesday morning (11) for selling medical marijuana for recreational purposes in Rio de Janeiro. A doctor, a lawyer, a biologist, and his wife are being held at the 14th DP, located in Leblon, an upscale neighborhood of the city. The group forged reports for requests for habeas corpus, which is a legal instrument often used by patients, so that they can cultivate the plant without the risk of being arrested. Anyway, cultivation is still a crime in Brazil, despite being legal in other countries, such as the United States and Canada, among many others.

According to the police, investigations indicate that the group promoted a kind of “retail” of reports and authorized cultivation throughout Brazil. The investigators would have proven that the alleged patients planted the cannabis and sold for recreational use. The accused will answer for drug trafficking, association with trafficking, extortion and ideological falsehood.

“Anyone who makes a false report has to be punished”, says lawyer Arthur Arsuffi, whose office handles many cases of habeas corpus for cultivation. to gain access to this herbal medicine, for health reasons.” According to the lawyer, the news of the arrest could have a rebound effect on the Judiciary. “Even so, I think the judges will know the difference between the wheat and the chaff.”

There were many achievements of Brazilians who need CAnnabis medicinal. Since 2014, an arduous struggle of entire families, made the Brazilian Justice as well as regulatory bodies, such as Anvisa (Health Surveillance Agency), open loopholes for access to derivatives of the plant, such as CBD (Cannabidiol), THC (Tetrahydrocannabidiol ) and CGB (Cannabigerol).

These substances help a lot in improving the health of patients who suffer, for example, from epilepsy. A cannabis It is considered an excellent anticonvulsant. Scientific research has also found efficiency in the treatment of chronic pain, insomnia and depression, among other illnesses.

But there are few patients with the financial strength to pay for the treatment. In national pharmacies, a bottle of CBD, with 50 ml, can cost R$ 1,200 reais. Many need to go to court to plant and make their own oil, without incurring civil disobedience. Precisely because of the lack of alternatives, the Judiciary has become an important door for Brazilians to obtain the medicinal product and, therefore, it is essential that it remains open until the country understands the need for a law on the subject.

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