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20/02/2025
Hemp Regulation in Brazil: STJ Reiterates Anvisa’s Obligation to Regulate the Topic by May 2025
A decision by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) determined that the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) must issue regulations regarding the importation, planting, cultivation, industrialization, and commercialization of hemp for medicinal, pharmaceutical, and industrial purposes. For those less familiar, hemp is a plant from the botanical class of Cannabis sativa cultivars. As recognized in …