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UN’s approval of WHO recommendation will stimulate medical cannabis research opportunities

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 8, 2020

As we entered the month of December, the cannabis industry experienced a stroke of luck. Why? Because on December 2, the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) voted to approve a World Health...

Various countries object to WHO cannabis recommendations at recent UN meeting

Various countries object to WHO cannabis recommendations at recent UN meeting

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 13, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) is losing hopes of its cannabis scheduling recommendations being approved by the United Nations’ Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). Two recommendations were initially...

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Coronavirus and cannabis: China’s supply shutdown is impacting vape businesses and events

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial March 16, 2020

Cannabis companies are feeling the sting from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which could kill as many as 200,000 to 1.7 million people around the world. Since a significant volume of vaporizer hardware...

https://cannabismagazine.com/are-un-drug-rules-out-of-date/

UN drug chief says recreational cannabis legalization breaches international drug control treaties

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial March 16, 2020

Could UN drug conventions be overdue for an update? According to the president of the narcotics enforcement agency of the United Nations, President Cornelis P. de Joncheere, drug conventions are not in...

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From football to weed: Former Detroit Lions players join forces with Harvard to study cannabis

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 11, 2019

Calvin Johnson and Robert Sims used to be busy kicking a football around a field in front of eager Detroit Lions fans. However, the former football players have decided to branch out and dabble in business...

Study: UC researchers claim cannabis consumers have less chance of dying from a heart attack

Study: UC researchers claim cannabis consumers have less chance of dying from a heart attack

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 14, 2019

Many myths and misconceptions surrounding the cannabis plant are gradually being debunked, thanks to an emerging patchwork of research and scientific evidence. For instance, there was the stoner stereotype...

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European Parliament joins WHO in supporting medical cannabis after resolution passes

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial March 15, 2019

The European Parliament has voted on a resolution to support medical cannabis in countries that make up the European Union. This news comes following reports concerning the World Health Organization's...

World Health Organizations suggests reclassification of cannabis under international treaties

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial February 6, 2019

The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to remove whole-plant cannabis and its key derivatives such as cannabis resin from Schedule IV of a 1961 drug convention signed by many countries from all across...

https://www.medicaljane.com/2017/01/01/who-takes-first-steps-to-reclassify-medical-cannabis-under-international-law/

United Nations Drug Committee says cannabis is a “relatively safe drug”

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 23, 2018

Cannabis has been described as a “relatively safe drug” by the World Health Organization in the first-ever meeting to review the drug’s safety. Members of the United Nations Drug Committee noted...

WHO declares CBD as safe for human consumption

WHO declares CBD as safe for human consumption

February 22, 2018

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a report stating CBD oil is a safe and effective medicine. The report affirms the medicine's effectiveness while adding there are no known side effects or potential...

WHO committee to examine CBD on international level

WHO committee to examine CBD on international level

Sara Tiradossi September 22, 2017

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been collecting public input on CBD (cannabidiol) to find out how cannabis and its compound are regulated, as the World Health Organization is working to examine...

FDA acknowledges CBD's positive health effects, calls for feedback

FDA acknowledges CBD’s positive health effects, calls for feedback

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 15, 2017

FDA officials put out a call for comments in Monday’s Federal Register, seeking information about cannabidiol (CBD) and how the United Nation’s World Health Organization should designate it as a substance....

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