Abstract
Regulation of marijuana by the Brazilian Senate: a public health issue.
Highlights
Initiatives to legalize marijuana have shown a gradual change, as demonstrated in the United States, where 22 out of 50 States have already regulated the medicinal use of marijuana and Colorado and Washington have authorized recreational use 7
The Uruguayan Senate posted the transcripts from the sessions in the Committee on Public Health on the Congress website during the second semester of 2013
The repercussions of proposition SUG 8/2014 sparked two bills of law submitted in the Chamber of Deputies to authorize the production and commercialization of marijuana, in addition to court action by parents of children with rare syndromes associated with refractory epilepsy and who have benefited from marijuana oil, containing high concentrations of cannabidiol (CBD)
Summary
Initiatives to legalize marijuana have shown a gradual change, as demonstrated in the United States, where 22 out of 50 States have already regulated the medicinal use of marijuana and Colorado and Washington have authorized recreational use 7. The website of the National Senate provides a mechanism for citizens’ participation called the e-Citizenship Portal, established by Ruling no. Legislative Ideas is the link in this portal that offers citizens the possibility of petitioning for bills to create new laws, amend existing ones, or improve the National Constitution.
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