UN removes cannabis from list of most dangerous substances

MMP News AuthorDecember 4, 2020
The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted Wednesday to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world’s most dangerous drugs, which could impact the global medical marijuana industry. The Vienna-based UN agency said in a statement that it had voted 27-25, with one abstention, to follow the ... Read More

UN Removes Cannabis From Narcotic Drug List

MMP News AuthorDecember 3, 2020
With a vote of 27 in favour, 25 against, and one abstention, the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs [CND] has removed cannabis from their ‘Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs,’ which the international body said could “act as catalyst for countries to legalize the drug for medicinal use, and reconsider ... Read More

UN removes cannabis from list of risky drugs

MMP News AuthorDecember 3, 2020
  Marijuana plants for sale are displayed at the medical marijuana farmers market at the California Heritage Market in Los Angeles, California July 11, 2014. [David McNew, Reuters] A United Nations agency has voted to remove cannabis from the list of the world’s most dangerous drugs. The United Nations Commission ... Read More