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UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation
#21356156 - 03/03/15 12:29 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/mar/03/un-drugs-body-warns-us-states-and-uruguay-over-cannabis-legalisation
International Narcotics Control Board report says US and Uruguay are breaking drug treaties and warns of huge rise in abuse of ADHD treatment Ritalin
The United Nations has renewed its warnings to Uruguay and the US states of Colorado and Washington that their cannabis legalisation policies fail to comply with international drug treaties.
The annual report from the UN’s International Narcotics Control Board, which is responsible for policing the drug treaties, said it would send a high-level mission to Uruguay, which became the first country to legalise the production, distribution, sale and consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes.
The UN drug experts said they would also continue their dialogue with the US government over the commercial sale and distribution of cannabis in Colorado and Washington state.
The possession and cultivation of cannabis became legal on 26 February in Washington DC. Voters in Oregon and Alaska have also approved initiatives to legalise the commercial trade in cannabis for non-medicinal purposes.
The INCB said it “continues to engage in a constructive dialogue” with the US government on cannabis developments and it is clear the UN is putting strong pressure on the US government to ensure that the drug remains illegal at a federal level.
The US government has issued new guidance to banks on their provision of services to marijuana-related businesses and all state attorneys have been reminded of the need to investigate and prosecute cannabis cases in all states.
The INCB said it was aware that the US government intended to monitor the impact on public health of legalising cannabis and has again reminded the Obama administration that the position in Colorado and Washington meant the states were failing to comply with the treaties.
Lochan Naidoo, the INCB president, said the limitation of use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances to medical and scientific purposes was one of the fundamental principles underpinning the international drug control framework. “This legal obligation is absolute and leaves no room for interpretation,” he said.
The UN body also renewed its call for the abolition of the death penalty for drug-related offences and voiced concern that Oman was proposing to make use of the death penalty for drug-trafficking offences.
The INCB’s annual report records a further rise in the number of new “legal highs” or psychoactive substances that have been identified. The number has risen from 348 to 388 in the past year – an increase of more than 11%. More than 100 countries are taking action against “legal highs” and the INCB has welcomed moves by China, considered by many to be one of the main sources, to start banning these synthetic substances that imitate the effects of traditional drugs such as cannabis and ecstasy.
The UN drug board also warns of a 66% increase in the global consumption of a stimulant, methylphenidate, which is primarily used in the treatment of ADHD or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and is better known by one of its trade names, Ritalin. The rise has been seen in its use by teenagers and young adults in the US, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Australia.
It also highlights the lack of access for 5.5 billion people to medicines containing drugs such as codeine and morphine, which means that 75% of the world’s population do not have access to proper pain-relief treatment.
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: The Lightning] 2
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: The Lightning]
#21356465 - 03/03/15 01:30 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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Man good thing the US doesnt listen to the UN at all. Pretty silly the US funds the UN more than any other country then the US tells the UN to hate drugs Mkay.
THEN the US does a 180 and the UN starts telling the US drugs are bad mkay.
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: RickSanchezC137]
#21356896 - 03/03/15 03:14 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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RickSanchezC137 said: Man good thing the US doesnt listen to the UN at all. Pretty silly the US funds the UN more than any other country then the US tells the UN to hate drugs Mkay.
THEN the US does a 180 and the UN starts telling the US drugs are bad mkay.
I was gonna find you a video of mackey on LSD where he turns into a balloon and talks to the kids as he floats on by but all the videos were shit quality
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: RickSanchezC137]
#21356915 - 03/03/15 03:19 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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LoL at the UN.
What a random bunch of bullshit.
The UN has NO power, There is no single world body that passes laws that bind all the nations of the world.
I've heard them say this type of shit before, it would be all too sweet if we legalized federally just in spite of all of this.
UN can take their treatise and get fucked by a wood chipper.
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: Atreyu] 1
#21357069 - 03/03/15 03:59 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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Atreyu said: LoL at the UN.
What a random bunch of bullshit.
The UN has NO power, There is no single world body that passes laws that bind all the nations of the world.
I've heard them say this type of shit before, it would be all too sweet if we legalized federally just in spite of all of this.
UN can take their treatise and get fucked by a wood chipper.
If other nations don't comply, the UN imposes "sanctions". If no other country gives a fuck, then no country is going to contribute resources to stop the US from legalizing drugs. And I doubt that very many other countries care enough about our drug policy to do anything serious about it.
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: RickSanchezC137]
#21357077 - 03/03/15 03:59 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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RickSanchezC137 said: Man good thing the US doesnt listen to the UN at all. Pretty silly the US funds the UN more than any other country then the US tells the UN to hate drugs Mkay.
THEN the US does a 180 and the UN starts telling the US drugs are bad mkay.
I see it as the UN's way of calling out the U.S. hypocrisy. "Wait, you guys said this is bad, but now you're legalizing it? What about all that BS you've forced on us for the last 40 years?"
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: Celestial Traveler]
#21357257 - 03/03/15 04:48 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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I just read something a nueroscientist said about ADHD not being real lol
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: Konyap]
#21358064 - 03/03/15 07:59 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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didn't even finish the article.
"construction conversation" doesn't seem to qualify for an unwavering argument.
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: Konyap]
#21358078 - 03/03/15 08:02 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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I don't log in here much but I just had to; to point out the irony of a main U.N. office being based in Switzerland, a country that has heroin maintence. Which if I'm not mistaken has been considered a relative success there. Obviously Switzerland doesn't solely control/dictate the U.N. but it's a country that proves in itself that drug reform works...
Edited by Amplify (03/03/15 08:04 PM)
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: Amplify]
#21358098 - 03/03/15 08:06 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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The next obvious step after U.S. individual state decriminalization, federal decriminalization (and re-scheduling Cannabis so it is recognized as a viable, legitimate medicine), is to re-write history (the international treaties).
Everyone should discuss this with their friends and on international forums like the Shroomery.
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: The Lightning]
#21359107 - 03/04/15 12:39 AM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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It's funny all the environmental treaties the UN has passed but yet they still support making plants illegal
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: The Lightning]
#21359139 - 03/04/15 12:56 AM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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The US is the world police, what the fuck is the UN going to do, give them a stern talking to? lol
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: ChasingBliss] 2
#21359152 - 03/04/15 01:04 AM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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Suck it UN.
AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: 404]
#21361148 - 03/04/15 01:00 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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Fuck the UN. They're the biggest pussies when it comes to real war but want to act all tough with the war on drugs.
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The Lightning
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: Magicman69]
#21361178 - 03/04/15 01:07 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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The UN is a good organization and many famous people (not known as politicians) work for it because they truly believe in their personal work and the work of the UN.
Many of you would be surprised who works for the UN or who has worked for 'em.
There are at least 196 nations on the Earth right now. In order for us to have some common ground to peacefully co-exist, the UN is but one of many organizations needed. People like us should try to be kind to them when they do things right. When they do things wrong, we should write letters to them, make phone calls to them, and discuss the issues with our friends and families.
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Re: UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation [Re: The Lightning] 1
#21361418 - 03/04/15 02:03 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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still doesn't make their stance on substances any less impractical.
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