Originally published on Sechat’s website How can the debate on the uses of cannabis be expanded in Brazil? A survey carried out in July 2022 by PoderData brings us sad news about society’s perception of cannabis: the number of Brazilians who reject its release for medical and therapeutic purposes in Brazil has increased. In January,...
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The Regenerative Industry Wakes Brazil up: Time to Act
* Speech given by the president of the Humanitas360 Institute, Patrícia Villela Marino, at the Regenerative Cannabis Live (Regennabis) event, held at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York on May 5th. On the occasion, Patrícia was the only Brazilian representative among the panelists, and discussed how the cannabis market can drive a regenerative...
Folha de S. Paulo: Two weights, two measures? (Op-ed by Patrícia Villela Marino and Marcelo Grecco)
From the original text (in Portuguese, published at Folha de S. Paulo in 17.03.2022. Access the original link here) Patrícia Villela Marino Founder and CEO Humanitas360 Institute and co-founder of Civi-co, a workspace that brings together civic-social entrepreneurs Marcelo De Vita Grecco Co-founder of The Green Hub, a startup accelerator focused on the legal cannabis...
In favor of the Elisaldo Carlini Law
Regulation will allow research and production of Cannabis-based medicines Originally published at Folha de São Paulo, October 4, 2020. Marcelo de Vitta Grecco Co-founder and director of business development at The Green Hub Patrícia Vilella Marino Co-founder and President of the Humanitas360 Institute Our first reaction after reading so much nonsense about...
Hemp can put Brazil on the path to a green revolution
Originally published on By Marcelo de Vita Grecco and Patrícia Villela Marino The biggest difficulty faced by Brazil in 2020 is the tragic loss of thousands of lives due to the new coronavirus pandemic. However, other problems faced a few years ago have gained greater dimensions. Covid-19 also leaves a severe trail of economic crisis....
Thank you letter to H360: “Every attitude here inside is very intense and important”
This is a letter sent to the Humanitas360 Institute by Flavia Maria, one of the leaders of the Lili Cooperative and who is still imprisoned in the II Women’s Penitentiary in Tremembé, São Paulo. Since April, at the beginning of the pandemic, the Humanitas360 Institute has donated 30 hygiene kits to benefit Lili’s members who...
A civilized way to treat cannabis
Originally published at Economy & Law, June 2020. Patrícia Villela Marino and Emílio Figueiredo The decision by public health agencies in the United States to keep cannabis-derived products trade in the midst of the pandemic in regions such as New York and California sheds light to an issue that patients and experts have highlighted for...
None of us can be indifferent – letter from the president of H360
Humanitas360 was founded with the core belief that all people, no matter their race, gender, geography, sexual orientation, and financial means, have inalienable rights that cannot be denied and must be vigilantly defended. In recent days, the world has watched as the degradation of those rights for African Americans have become tragically evident. This crisis has...
Renewing society, considering the incarcerated people
Patrícia Villela Marino, president of Humanitas360 Institute Article originally published at Brazilian newspaper Estadão, in April 16. Read the original: https://politica.estadao.com.br/blogs/fausto-macedo/reinvencao-da-sociedade-deve-incluir-sistema-carcerario/
Cooperation versus slavery: privatization and the exploitation of incarcerated work force in Sao Paulo’s prisons
Ricardo Anderáos Vice President of Humanitas360 Institute The privatization of detention centers in Sao Paulo led to a courthouse war between the state government, on the one side, and public defenders, public prosecutors, and organizations such as Conectas and Humanitas360 on the other. Amidst several aggressions to both state and federal constitutions reported by these...