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The UN is set to make a historical decision which will impact the immediate future of cannabis. After a thorough review of cannabis the World Health Organisation (WHO) made a series of recommendations to the UN regarding the rescheduling of cannabis. If passed by the UN, it could lead to further moves around the world to legalise and decriminalize cannabis. It would also put many countries’ national bodies in a position where they might have to reevaluate their drug control policies. Changing attitudes In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in the therapeutic effects of cannabis. If the WHO’s new recommendations were to pass it would mean an increase in medicinal and scientific research. In the recent US elections, several states voted to decriminalise or legalise the sale and possession of cannabis. This is reflective of the global public mood regarding cannabis, general. RELATED ARTICLE: Mysteries Of The Endocannabinoid System – What We Know CONTINUE READING A move by the UN that legitimized cannabis on the international scale could have huge ramifications for cannabis going forward. The current drug controls If you’ve ever wondered there are actually three important international treaties which provide the framework for drug legislation and control. These are: Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 (Amended 1972) Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971 Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988 Through these various conventions, countries can classify and regulate drugs for a number of different purposes. They can control trafficking as well as evaluate drugs based on their medicinal values, scientific values, or potentially harmful effects. Prior to these treaties, cannabis had been used for thousands of years and since the 19th century medicinally. In the 19th century, the American Medical Association listed cannabis as effective for its anticonvulsant and sedative…
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