The following article, written by the president of the Humanitas360 Institute, Patrícia Villela Marino, was originally published in Portuguese in the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo on December 13, 2022. In the democratic process, it is up to the state to perceive society’s needs and, based on them, to create sustainable solutions. When this tuning does...
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Article in Bloomberg Línea: “I vote for Lula in defense of the Democratic State of Law”
Originally published in Portuguese by Bloomberg Línea. In an essay, the businesswoman says she will vote for the PT for the first time and that the former president is the last bastion of democracy in Brazil By Patrícia Villela Marino* October 26, 2022 “I am 52 years old, I am a lawyer and a civic-social-environmental...
Article in Folha de S. Paulo: Do we really need a Bible Museum?
Originally published in the Folha de S. Paulo’s website The opening of the Pandemic Museum and the reconstruction of the National Museum take time to get attention in a country that has no memory The Querino project podcast, by journalist Tiago Rogero, recalls, in its first episode, the history of the National Museum – the...
Sechat: Cannabis Thinking and the importance of thinking about cannabis business legacies
Originally published on Sechat´s website With the presence of big names in the sector such as Marcelo D2, Rogério Schiatti, Pedro Abramovay and Ad Júnior, thinking about cannabis becomes increasingly necessary in our country Once again – and, fortunately, back in the face-to-face heat – we hosted at CIVI-CO another edition of Cannabis Thinking, the...
JRESE: The Connection between cannabis decriminalization and mass incarceration
Originally published on the JRESE website Humanitas360 Institute is a non-profit organization (501.c3) based in the United States with a regional office in Brazil. We work to build fairer and more egalitarian societies in several Latin American countries,with the support of our advisors and collaborators in Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia and Guatemala, as...
Sechat: Medical cannabis, also a matter of communication
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,...
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....