Articles tagged with "United Nations"
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UN cannabis attitudes are shifting—and not in the cannabis industry’s favour
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on August 10, 2021Read moreThe United Nations wants to ban weed marketing worldwide—regardless of if the country has legalized cannabis.
In historic move, United Nations reclassifies cannabis as less-dangerous drug
Dave Howard - Published on December 2, 2020Read moreThe UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs finally admits that marijuana is not as deadly as heroin.
329 Groups Call on UN to Adopt Harm-Reduction Drug Policy
Ben Adlin - Published on May 1, 2019Read moreIn an open letter ahead of an international policy summit, the 329 organizations also question the UN drug office’s ability to change its own outdated perspective.
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Tell the US to Support Global Cannabis Rescheduling
Ben Adlin - Published on March 4, 2019Read moreYour comments could help put an end to the international drug war.
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World Health Organization Calls for Cannabis Rescheduling
Ben Adlin - Published on February 1, 2019Read moreIt’s the latest sign that the world is warming to the health benefits of a plant that for decades has been dismissed as a dangerous drug.
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UN Drug Committee Finds Cannabis an Effective, ‘Relatively Safe Drug’
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on June 11, 2018Read moreAs the UN prepares to reconsider its cannabis controls, a World Health Organization study group lays down the facts.
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Cannabis Scheduling: The FDA Wants to Hear From You
Ben Adlin - Published on April 11, 2018Read moreThrough April 23, the US Food and Drug Administration is asking for public comment on the classification of cannabis.
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United Nations Report Scolds Countries for Cannabis Legalization
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on March 12, 2018Read moreThe board that monitors the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs doesn’t like it when nations ignore the treaty.
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Should CBD Be Legal? The United Nations Wants Your Input
Bruce Barcott - Published on January 26, 2018Read moreThe UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs is reconsidering the classification of cannabidiol. And it wants to hear from the public.
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Medical Cannabis Advocate to Talk CBD at World Health Organization
Leafly Staff - Published on November 2, 2017Read moreMedical marijuana advocate Raúl Elizalde will share how CBD has helped his family and others before the World Health Organization’s International Drug Scheduling Convention in Geneva, Switzerland.
