Cannabis Current Affairs, GK & News

UN World Drug Report 2022

July 4, 2022

The World Drugs Report 2022 was recently released by UN Office on Drugs and Crimes. As per report, legalization of Cannabis has increased its daily use and related health impacts. Key Finding of the report The report highlights the expansion of synthetic drugs in new markets, increase in manufacturing of cocaine, and the gaps in ..

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EU: Malta legalises cannabis at home and for personal use

December 15, 2021

Malta has become the first country in European Union to legalise cannabis at home and for personal use. Highlights Under the new law, Malta has allowed people aged 18 and above to have up to seven grams of cannabis. They would also be allowed to grow up to four plants at home. The legislation also ..

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UN World Drug Report 2021

June 25, 2021

World Drug Report 2021 was released by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). As per the report, 275 million people used drugs across the world in 2020. Key findings of report As per the report, 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders. In last 24 years, cannabis potency had increased by four ..

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What are synthetic cannabinoids, that China banned recently?

May 17, 2021

The Chinese Government recently announced that it is to add the Synthetic Cannabinoids to the list of banned drugs in the country. This is being done to curb the trafficking and manufacturing of the drug. In simple term, the Synthetic Cannabinoid is an artificially produced Cannabinoid. Cannabinoid is a compound found on Cannabis plant. What ..

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UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

December 7, 2020

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. ..

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

December 4, 2020

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 ..

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