{"id":3632,"date":"2023-05-12T19:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T09:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/un-legalizing-cannabis-fails-to-address-health-risks-e2-80-93-un-drugs-control-board-2\/"},"modified":"2023-05-12T19:34:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T09:34:02","slug":"un-legalizing-cannabis-fails-to-address-health-risks-e2-80-93-un-drugs-control-board-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/un-legalizing-cannabis-fails-to-address-health-risks-e2-80-93-un-drugs-control-board-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UN: Legalizing cannabis fails to address health risks UN drugs control board."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-3630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/un.jpg\" alt=\"un\" width=\"508\" height=\"316\" style=\"margin-bottom: 50px; margin-left: 30px; float: right;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/un.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/un-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/>Moves by a small number of governments to legalize the non-medical use of cannabis have led to&nbsp;increased consumption&nbsp;without explaining the&nbsp;potentially serious health dangers&nbsp;that users face from the drug, a UN narcotics&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unis.unvienna.org\/unis\/en\/events\/2023\/incb_2022.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watchdog&nbsp;said&nbsp;<\/a>on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Issuing the warning at the launch of its annual report, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) cited data indicating that the trend caused \u201c<strong>negative health effects and psychotic disorders<\/strong>\u201d among some recreational cannabis users, while also contravening the UN&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unodc.org\/pdf\/convention_1961_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn all jurisdictions where cannabis has been legalized,&nbsp;<strong>data show that cannabis-related health problems have increased<\/strong>,\u201d INCB said. It pointed out that between 2000 and 2018, \u201cglobal medical admissions related to cannabis dependence and withdrawal increased eight-fold.&nbsp;<strong>Admissions for cannabis-related psychotic disorders have quadrupled<\/strong>&nbsp;worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2023\/03\/1134377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Nations News \u2013 March 2023<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also see&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/d1r9bdsrv6vekg.cloudfront.net\/images\/resources\/pdf\/aod\/Legalising_Harm_24-02-23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legalising Harm: Why Cannabis Legalisation is an Egregious Error<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/index.php\/resources\/cannabis-conundrum\/1917-recreational-cannabis-legalization-alters-associations-among-cannabis-use-perception-of-risk-and-cannabis-use-disorder-treatment-for-adolescents-and-young-adults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recreational cannabis legalization alters associations among cannabis use, perception of risk, and cannabis use disorder treatment for adolescents and young adults<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/index.php\/resources\/next-phase-blog\/1803-state-empowered-cannabis-induced-psychosis-what-legalizing-weed-does-to-public-mental-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Empowered Cannabis Induced Psychosis \u2013 What Legalizing Weed Does to Public Mental Health<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/index.php\/resources\/cannabis-conundrum\/1540-cannabis-leads-in-race-to-psychotic-disorders-rates-and-predictors-of-conversion-to-schizophrenia-or-bipolar-disorder-following-substance-induced-psychosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cannabis Leads in Race to Psychotic Disorders<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/index.php\/resources\/next-phase-blog\/1860-cannabis-legalization-increases-consumption-and-all-the-attending-harms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cannabis Legalization Increases Consumption and all the Attending Harms<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/index.php\/resources\/cannabis-conundrum\/1520-pediatric-cannabis-intoxication-trends-in-the-pre-and-post-legalization-era\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pediatric cannabis intoxication trends in the pre and post-legalization era<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/index.php\/resources\/cannabis-conundrum\/1887-how-legalizing-cannabis-effects-your-health-safety-s-a-m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How&nbsp;Legalizing&nbsp;Cannabis&nbsp;Effects your Health &amp; Safety:&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moves by a small number of governments to legalize the non-medical use of cannabis have led to&nbsp;increased consumption&nbsp;without explaining the&nbsp;potentially serious health dangers&nbsp;that users face from the drug, a UN narcotics&nbsp;watchdog&nbsp;said&nbsp;on Thursday. 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