UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, which comes under the UN Economic and Social Council, is the apex drug policy-making body within the UN. It has vital functions in the international drug control conventions. This commission’s 53 member states have recently voted to remove cannabis from the Schedule IV and move it to Schedule I. ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Cannabis • Narcotic Drugs • Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act • Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 • UN Commission on NArcotic Drugs

New classification of Cannabis by UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs recently removed Cannabis from Schedule IV category of the 1961 Single convention on Narcotics (1). This was done to recognise the medicinal values of the plant. Though cannabis has been removed from Schedule IV, the non-medicinal Cannabis is still under Schedule I. About Cannabis plant Around 50 countries ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Cannabis • Cannabis Act • Effects of cannabis • Legality of cannabis • Medical cannabis • Narcotic Drugs • Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 • United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime • UNODC

Lebanon: First Arab Country to legalize Marijuana cultivation

On April 23, 2020, Lebanon became the first Arab country to legalize marijuana cultivation. This has been done by the Lebanese Parliament in order to boost the export of marijuana. Highlights The cannabis plant has been farmed illegally in Lebanon in the fertile Bekaa Valley. Today the country has legalized marijuana cultivation for industrial and ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Afghanistan. Pakistan • Cannabis • golden crescent • Golden Triangle • Heroin • Illegal cultivation • Iran • Mekong river • Myanmar • Thailand

Global Drug Survey

The Global Drug Survey (GDS) is an anonymised, online survey based on a detailed questionnaire to assess trends in drug use and self-reported harms among regular drug users and early adopters of new trends. The survey which encompassed nearly 1,00,000 respondents from 30 countries on recreational drug use for the first time polled respondents from ..

Topics: Australia • benzodiazepines • Canada • Cannabis • cocaine • Denmark • Global Drug Survey • ketamine • magic mushrooms • Nitrous oxide • prescription opioids • Tobacco • U.K • U.S.

Global Drug Survey 2019: First Time Polled Indian Respondents

The Global Drugs Survey, a survey of recreational drug-use for the first time polled respondents from India. It found that more than any other nationalities, Indians are seeking help to reduce their alcohol intake which reflects awareness of abuse. GDS 2019 is the 8th annual report published by the organisation. About Global Drug Survey (GDS) ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Alcohol • Cannabis • Drug Abuse • GDS 2019 • Global Drug Survey • India and Drugs • Online Survey