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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, 2021

    The United Nations wants to ban weed marketing worldwide—regardless of if the country has legalized cannabis.

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    In historic move, United Nations reclassifies cannabis as less-dangerous drug

    Dave Howard - Published on December 2, 2020

    The UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs finally admits that marijuana is not as deadly as heroin.

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  • 329 Groups Call on UN to Adopt Harm-Reduction Drug Policy

    Ben Adlin - Published on May 1, 2019

    In 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of an international policy summit, the 329 organizations also question the UN drug office’s ability to change its own outdated perspective.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, 2019

    Your 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, 2019

    It’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, 2018

    As 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, 2018

    Through 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, 2018

    The 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, 2018

    The 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, 2017

    Medical 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.

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