Experts discuss improving medical cannabis access in Brazil
Eight years ago, Vivian Dalla Colletta had her first experience with cannabis. She described herself as "conservative," someone who had never even consumed soda or alcoholic beverages, and had never considered using cannabis. However, the debilitating pain caused by fibromyalgia led her to explore the medicinal plant for therapeutic relief."My jorney with cannabis started eight years ago when I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome that causes constant pain throughout my body," she shared in an interview with Agência Brasil. "For years, I managed my fibromyalgia through physical exercise. However, in 2015, I had appendicitis, leading to an urgent surgery that resulted in a nerve injury in my leg. Then, I began experiencing intense shocks and excruciating pain, which ev...