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In reply to the discussion: America has failed Brittney Griner [View all]IbogaProject
(4,732 posts)38. Yes it was only recently removed for medical use
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/un-relaxes-international-control-of-56020/#:~:text=On%20Wednesday%2C%20December%202%2C%202020,Organization%20recommendation%20made%20last%20year.
Cannabis and cannabis resin, formerly classified on the most restrictive schedule under the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (Single Convention) were moved to the least restrictive schedule following a historic vote by the UN Commission for Narcotic Drugs on December 2, 2020.
On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, the UNs Commission for Narcotic Drugs voted to remove cannabis and cannabis resin for medicinal purposes from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, adopting a World Health Organization recommendation made last year. With input from the Food and Drug Administration, the US voted in favor of removing cannabis from Schedule IVa schedule reserved for drugs like heroin and fentanyl that pose a high risk of abuse or ill effects as compared to any potential therapeutic benefits. The removal from Schedule IV recognizes the legitimate medical utility of cannabis and cannabis resin and the lack of any significant risk of death or addiction. Cannabis and cannabis resin will still be subject to control under the Single Convention, but on Schedule I, the least-controlled schedule.
The full texts of the three main international conventions governing controlled substancesthe Single Convention and the supplementary 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances and 1988 Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substancesand revised schedules of drugs subject to international control
Cannabis and cannabis resin, formerly classified on the most restrictive schedule under the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (Single Convention) were moved to the least restrictive schedule following a historic vote by the UN Commission for Narcotic Drugs on December 2, 2020.
On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, the UNs Commission for Narcotic Drugs voted to remove cannabis and cannabis resin for medicinal purposes from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, adopting a World Health Organization recommendation made last year. With input from the Food and Drug Administration, the US voted in favor of removing cannabis from Schedule IVa schedule reserved for drugs like heroin and fentanyl that pose a high risk of abuse or ill effects as compared to any potential therapeutic benefits. The removal from Schedule IV recognizes the legitimate medical utility of cannabis and cannabis resin and the lack of any significant risk of death or addiction. Cannabis and cannabis resin will still be subject to control under the Single Convention, but on Schedule I, the least-controlled schedule.
The full texts of the three main international conventions governing controlled substancesthe Single Convention and the supplementary 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances and 1988 Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substancesand revised schedules of drugs subject to international control
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Carrying pot into a country where it is illegal is a risk. She apparently took that risk
Lettuce Be
Mar 2022
#15
It saddens me to see all the animosity towards Ms Griner. WE have NO way of knowing the truth...
Ferrets are Cool
Mar 2022
#22