Colombian cannabis products are shipped to Brazil by courier

Cannabis-based products, imported for Brazilian patients, arrived in São Paulo last Friday (15), through an express shipment system that significantly reduces delivery time. The speed in transportation is crucial to ensure the continuity of treatment for patients in Brazil, who depend on the regular import of these items.

The shipments, mostly from Colombia, have their export monitored by the National Fund for Narcotics (FNE).

Since August, some companies had their imports blocked, causing delays and uncertainty for patients who depend on these medications. Now, with the release, the shipment that arrived in Brazil serves about 50 patients who were waiting for cannabis-based products.

“It is important because the shipments are much faster. It is possible to provide more agility for patients who are waiting for medications here in Brazil, in addition to reducing the lead time at the source,” highlighted Fernanda Vanzeli, commercial manager of Courier Brasil Express.

According to the manager, the shipments were being released through a formal shipment, the traditional export standard. In this format, the shipment took 3 to 7 days to be completed, and upon arrival in Brazil, the product still needed to go through the release deadlines of Anvisa and the Federal Revenue Service — a process that could take, on average, an additional 3 to 7 days, totaling up to 15 days until the medication reached the patient.

With the courier modality, shipments are now treated as urgent (express) shipments, being carried out within two days and the process is simplified.

“Now we can meet the deadlines. The intermediary wants to ensure that the patient receives the medication within the expected time,” emphasized Vanzeli.

The authorized shipment is expected to serve about 50 patients who were waiting for therapeutic cannabis-based products.