This Tuesday, the 31st, the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), sanctioned the law that guarantees the free supply of cannabidiol-based medicines by the Unified Health System (SUS) in the state. The information is from “g1”.
This project, authored by state deputy Caio França (PSB), was approved on December 21, 2022 by the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo (Alesp).
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Since 2010, families and civil society organizations have become aware of the medicinal properties of cannabis, especially for children with epilepsy, and have pressured the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) to release the substances.
According to the website “Brazil Agency”Anvisa, in 2015, released the import of medicinal products made from cannabis.
According to Caio França, these drugs were only provided by the state government through a court decision, which bureaucratizes access and makes the public authorities more expensive with court costs.
At the ceremony, Tarcísio de Freitas stated that the law still needs regulation, however he hopes that this will happen quickly.
He even got emotional when he said that he has a nephew who suffers from a rare syndrome, who has many seizures a day, and who ended up getting better after starting to use a cannabidiol-based medicine.
According to information from “g1”, research proves that autistic people, people with rare syndromes, Parkinson’s, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s and other pathologies can be treated with such drugs.
On average, this medication costs R$ 1,500 per month, depending on the dosage indicated for the patient.
Cannabidiol is one of the dozens of substances present in Cannabis sativa, but it does not produce the psychoactive effects known in the plant.
The new law had to be sanctioned or vetoed by this Friday, the 3rd.
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