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 laws on its recreational use.”
A statement from the UN said, “In reviewing a series of World Health Organization [WHO] recommendations on marijuana and its derivatives, the CND zeroed-in on the decision to remove cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs — where it was listed alongside deadly, addictive opioids, including heroin.
“The CND’s 53 Member States voted to removed cannabis – where it had been placed for 59 years – from the strictest control schedules, that even discouraged its use for medical purposes.
“With an historic vote of 27 in favour, 25 against, and one abstention, the CND has opened the door to recognizing the medicinal and therapeutic potential of the commonly-used but still largely illegal recreational drug.
“Moreover, according to news reports, the decision could also drive additional scientific research into the plant’s long-heralded medicinal properties and act as catalyst for countries to legalize the drug for medicinal use, and reconsider laws on its recreational use.
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