Cannabis & Treaties Archives • FAAAT https://faaat.net/category/cannabisscheduling/ Forum Drugs Mediterranean + Cannabis Embassy + FAAAT editions Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:40:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/faaat.net/wp-content/uploads/cropped-LOGO-FAAAT-2025W.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Cannabis & Treaties Archives • FAAAT https://faaat.net/category/cannabisscheduling/ 32 32 107287617 History, science, and politics of international cannabis scheduling, 2015–2021 https://faaat.net/think-tank-en/history-science-and-politics-of-international-cannabis-scheduling-2015-2021/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 22:59:51 +0000 https://faaat.net/?p=7858 Just published: Oct. 2021 report on the 2015-2021 cannabis scheduling process at the WHO and United Nations (open access PDF)

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]]> 7858 Press release — History made today: UN recognizes medical cannabis https://faaat.net/blog/press-release-united-nations-recognize-medical-cannabis-december-2020/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:00:03 +0000 https://faaat.net/think-tank-en/covid-human-rights-medical-cannabis-2/ After 60 years of status quo, 3 years of scientific review by WHO and 2 years of diplomatic discussions, today, the United Nations finally withdrew cannabis from 1961 Convention Schedule IV –the "prohibition schedule"

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]]> 7284 WHO cannabis vote: Support patient access to medicine, vote yes! [signed by 193 NGOs] https://faaat.net/blog/who-un-cannabis-vote-patient-statement/ Fri, 27 Nov 2020 14:38:48 +0000 https://faaat.net/?p=7226 194 organizations from 50 countries call for Cannabis deschedulling at the United Nations in official statement.

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]]> 7226 Monitoring the votes on Cannabis scheduling changes https://kenzi.zemou.li/cndmonitor/#new_tab Mon, 24 Feb 2020 23:21:18 +0000 https://faaat.net/?p=7112 On March 4th, 2020, governments gather in Vienna to decide upon the proposed changes in the scheduling of cannabis and cannabis-related substances under the international drug control conventions. This page will monitor the positions taken by governments in this regard.

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]]> 7112 United Nations ECOSOC makes public the list of voters on WHO Cannabis Scheduling recommendations. https://faaat.net/blog/un-makes-public-the-list-of-voters-on-who-cannabis-scheduling-recommendations/ https://faaat.net/blog/un-makes-public-the-list-of-voters-on-who-cannabis-scheduling-recommendations/#respond Thu, 09 May 2019 09:02:54 +0000 https://faaat.net/?p=6750 The post United Nations ECOSOC makes public the list of voters on WHO Cannabis Scheduling recommendations. appeared first on FAAAT.

]]> https://faaat.net/blog/un-makes-public-the-list-of-voters-on-who-cannabis-scheduling-recommendations/feed/ 0 6750 Breaking news: WHO changes position on medical Cannabis after 60 years. https://faaat.net/blog/ecdd41-outcome/ https://faaat.net/blog/ecdd41-outcome/#respond Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:41:13 +0000 https://faaat.net/?p=5677 PRESS RELEASE | 31st Jan. 2019 | Outcome of #ECDD41 on Cannabis. World Health Organization acknowledges medical use of Cannabis after 60 years of denial.

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]]> https://faaat.net/blog/ecdd41-outcome/feed/ 0 5677 Press statement – WHO Cannabis Review non-outcome https://faaat.net/think-tank-en/press-release-who-cannabis-review-non-outcome/ https://faaat.net/think-tank-en/press-release-who-cannabis-review-non-outcome/#respond Fri, 07 Dec 2018 15:20:56 +0000 https://faaat.net/?p=5357 Vienna, UN headquarters, 7th December 2018. World Health Organization (WHO) much anticipated release of findings of two year scientific assessment of Cannabis leaves observers stunned and upset. The last assessment by WHO in 1954 fuelled global prohibition under the UN drug control Treaty framework. Today in front of governments of the world, WHO reported that […]

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]]> https://faaat.net/think-tank-en/press-release-who-cannabis-review-non-outcome/feed/ 0 5357 ECDD41: WHO finishes this week its historic review of Cannabis https://faaat.net/do-tank-en/ecdd41-press-release/ https://faaat.net/do-tank-en/ecdd41-press-release/#respond Tue, 13 Nov 2018 12:19:53 +0000 https://faaat.net/?p=5265 WHO finishes this week their scientific review of cannabis, THC, CBD extracts, etc. Their conclusions could change cannabis scheduling in the drug Treaties.

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]]> https://faaat.net/do-tank-en/ecdd41-press-release/feed/ 0 5265 Cannabis: WHO just acknowledged historical misjudgment and heads towards global policy update https://faaat.net/cannabis https://faaat.net/cannabis#respond Sat, 11 Aug 2018 15:15:04 +0000 https://faaat.net/?p=3825 After thoroughly assessing Cannabis, THC and CBD in June, the WHO has just recognized its historical misjudgment that led to the placement of Cannabis medicines among heroin or fentanyl derivates, and will consider an international change of scheduling to adequate policies with evidence. #ECDD40

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]]> https://faaat.net/cannabis/feed/ 0 3825 ECDD40 in Geneva: pivotal moment for global Cannabis policies https://faaat.net/think-tank-en/ecdd40-2/ https://faaat.net/think-tank-en/ecdd40-2/#respond Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:09:51 +0000 https://faaat.net/think-tank-fr/ecdd40/ This week in Geneva for the first time ever, the WHO drugs committee has heard the voices of doctors, patients, and researchers, and started to weigh the harms and benefits of Cannabis neutrally.

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]]> https://faaat.net/think-tank-en/ecdd40-2/feed/ 0 3770 Reassessing substances: a proposed reading of the UNGASS 2016 outcome document https://faaat.net/do-tank-en/cnd-contribution-oct2016/ https://faaat.net/do-tank-en/cnd-contribution-oct2016/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:26:25 +0000 https://faaat.net/?p=703 FAAAT submitted a contribution to the post-UNGASS 2016 thematic debates organized by the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, on October 2016. This contribution has been posted online on the website of the UNODC and can be downloaded here.

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