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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJeff Sessions Is Really Going to Hate the World Health Organizations's First-Ever Marijuana Review
Jeff Sessions Is Really Going to Hate the World Health Organizationss First-Ever Marijuana Review
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/jeff-sessions-who-marijuana-review/
The World Health Organization met in Geneva, Switzerland, this week to review a first-of-its-kind report on the health and safety of cannabis, and President Donald Trumps Justice Department will almost certainly not be thrilled with the reports finding that marijuana is a relatively safe drug.
The report, compiled by a team of international cannabis experts and presented to the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence, is the first of many steps by the WHO to ultimately deliver a recommendation to the UN secretary-general on the need for and level of international control of cannabis, which could have a major impact on marijuana legislation internationally. Cannabis is currently classified under the same category as heroin and cocaine.
If the scheduling of cannabis changes at an international level, theres nothing that will happen immediately, says Steph Sherer, executive director of Americans for Safe Access, a cannabis advocacy group. Sherer also testified at the committee meeting this week. She told Mother Jones, however, that a scheduling change would indicate a global openness to utilizing cannabis therapeutics in natural health strategies.
By contrast, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has come down hard on marijuana, calling it nearly as harmful as heroin and a very real danger. Most infamously, he once said, good people dont smoke marijuana. Sessions has also pledged to crack down on cannabis businesses and farms in states where cannabis is legal, but in April, Trump walked back those threats, promising his administration would not interfere with states rights. Trump now says he would support a congressional effort to end the federal ban on marijuana.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/jeff-sessions-who-marijuana-review/
The World Health Organization met in Geneva, Switzerland, this week to review a first-of-its-kind report on the health and safety of cannabis, and President Donald Trumps Justice Department will almost certainly not be thrilled with the reports finding that marijuana is a relatively safe drug.
The report, compiled by a team of international cannabis experts and presented to the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence, is the first of many steps by the WHO to ultimately deliver a recommendation to the UN secretary-general on the need for and level of international control of cannabis, which could have a major impact on marijuana legislation internationally. Cannabis is currently classified under the same category as heroin and cocaine.
If the scheduling of cannabis changes at an international level, theres nothing that will happen immediately, says Steph Sherer, executive director of Americans for Safe Access, a cannabis advocacy group. Sherer also testified at the committee meeting this week. She told Mother Jones, however, that a scheduling change would indicate a global openness to utilizing cannabis therapeutics in natural health strategies.
By contrast, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has come down hard on marijuana, calling it nearly as harmful as heroin and a very real danger. Most infamously, he once said, good people dont smoke marijuana. Sessions has also pledged to crack down on cannabis businesses and farms in states where cannabis is legal, but in April, Trump walked back those threats, promising his administration would not interfere with states rights. Trump now says he would support a congressional effort to end the federal ban on marijuana.
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Jeff Sessions Is Really Going to Hate the World Health Organizations's First-Ever Marijuana Review (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Jun 2018
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Looks like someone needs a couple bong hits, a bag of Doritos and a Fawlty Towers marathon.
forgotmylogin
Jun 2018
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Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)1. "But, but, but that's science." - republican Perjurer General
"We're russian-backed republicans, and we just don't do facts." - Republican Perjurer General
forgotmylogin
(7,539 posts)5. Looks like someone needs a couple bong hits, a bag of Doritos and a Fawlty Towers marathon.
Takket
(21,644 posts)2. Science is for elitist snobs. Jeff knows better.
nolabear
(41,995 posts)3. If you have pain, use CBD. It's really good.
Its not morphine but it helps a lot and also helps with sleep. And yet you could drive a car utterly safely.
Sessions can kiss my comfortable ass.
pwb
(11,294 posts)4. Its all about liquor sales from his area. The distillers got him elected.
They don't want people buying marijuana instead.