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 [...]