UN BODY QUESTIONS DRUG CONTROL TREATIES

The president of the United Nations’ narcotics enforcement agency, (INCB) questioned whether its decades old views are outdated given developments such as cannabis legalization. MJBiz

• Next year marks the 60th anniversary of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
• An expert on U.N. drug policy said “Having the head of the INCB suggesting that the conventions are not fit for the challenges of the 21st century is already breaking a strong taboo.”
• This week another U.N. narcotics organization is meeting to discuss — and appears likely to largely reject — World Health Organization recommendations for narcotics reform. MJBiz

In other international news:

• Lebanon legalized MED growing. The 961
• As Mexico weighs REC legalization, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he wants to focus on MED  Marijuana Moment