THE USE OF CANNABIS SATIVA FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES IN THE LIGHT OF THE BRAZILIAN LEGAL SYSTEM

Abstract

IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THROUGHOUT HISTORY THERE HAVE BEEN GREAT DISCOVERIES RELATED TO THE PLANT, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE BENEFITS FOR MEDICINE, HOWEVER THE USE OF THE PLANT IS ONLY ALLOWED IN CASE OF EPILEPSY DISEASE. FOR FUTURE RELEASES OF THE USE OF CANNABIS, NEW SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES WILL BE NECESSARY, A MORE STRATEGIC LOOK AT THE GOOD USE OF THE PLANT. THE THEME OF THE RESEARCH IS RELATED TO THE USE OF CANNABIS FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES IN THE LIGHT OF THE BRAZILIAN LEGAL SYSTEM. THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH IS TO ANALYZE HOW THE CURRENT LEGAL SYSTEM IN BRAZIL REGULATES THE USE OF CANNABIS SATIVA FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE: OUTLINING THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION AND CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF CANNABIS IN BRAZIL, DISCUSSING CANNABIS FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES, POINTING OUT ITS SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES AND, FINALLY, ANALYZING THE USE OF CANNABIS FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES IN THE BRAZILIAN CONTEXT. THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS RESEARCH IS DUE TO ITS LEGAL AND SOCIAL RELEVANCE. THE PROBLEM IS FACED WITH THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: HOW IS THE USE OF CANNABIS FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES TREATED IN THE LIGHT OF THE BRAZILIAN LEGAL SYSTEM? THE METHODOLOGY USED WAS BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH, WITH CONTENT TAKEN FROM LEGISLATION, JURISPRUDENCE, BILLS, DOCTRINES AND SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES. THE MAIN AUTHORS WERE PAULA (2019), TEIXEIRA (2015) AND MAGALH�ES (2018). AFTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESEARCH, IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THROUGHOUT HISTORY THERE HAVE BEEN GREAT DISCOVERIES RELATED TO THE PLANT, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE BENEFITS FOR MEDICINE, HOWEVER, ONLY THE PERMISSION OF THE USE OF THE PLANT IN CASES OF EPILEPSY DISEASE IS SEEN, DESPITE THE PROJECTS OF LAWS THAT WERE PROPOSED, IT WILL BE NECESSARY, FOR FUTURE RELEASES OF THE USE OF CANNABIS, NEW SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES, WITH THAT A MORE STRATEGIC LOOK FOR THE GOOD USE OF THE PLANT