U.N. drug agency loosens global controls on cannabis, following WHO advice By Reuters Staff, 2 décembre 2020 https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN28C336 VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. drug agency’s member states on Wednesday narrowly voted to remove cannabis from the most tightly controlled category of narcotic drugs, following the World Health Organization’s recommendation to make research into its medical use easier. The annual Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime’s governing body, voted 27-25 with one abstention to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, a global text governing drug controls, a U.N. statement said. The [...]
Lire la suiteEtats-Unis : l’Epidiolex n’est plus une substance contrôlée Aurélien BERNARD Newsweed.fr, 8 avril 2020 https://www.newsweed.fr/etats-unis-lepidiolex-nest-plus-une-substance-controlee/ GW Pharmaceuticals a annoncé lundi que l’Epidiolex, un médicament à base de cannabidiol (CBD) utilisé dans le traitement de l’épilepsie, avait été retiré de l’annexe V de la Loi américaine sur les substances contrôlées par la Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Les personnes qui pourraient en bénéficier pourront dorénavant en obtenir plus facilement. GW a déclaré dans son communiqué qu’il « entamera maintenant le processus de mise en œuvre de ces changements au niveau de l’État et via le réseau de distribution EPIDIOLEX ». Comme pour de nombreux médicaments non-contrôlés, les malades ou leurs [...]
Lire la suiteEuropean Commission proposes unified EU vote on WHO cannabis scheduling recommendations Published January 15, 2020 | By Alfredo Pascual https://mjbizdaily.com/european-commission-proposes-unified-eu-vote-on-who-cannabis-scheduling-recommendations/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=INTL_20200115_NEWS_Weekly In advance of the March session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the European Union’s executive branch has proposed that EU member nations vote in favor of three of the six World Health Organization (WHO) cannabis scheduling recommendations. The European Commission “Proposal for a Council Decision” is meaningful because – if adopted by the Council of Europe – the EU countries would vote as a block at the CND session in Vienna and the three motions [...]
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