U.N. warns America: Legalizing marijuana violates int’l law

[trem0lo]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/5/un-warns-america-legalizing-marijuana-violates-int/

The United Nations has issued the United States a stern warning against a state trend to legalize marijuana, for recreational or medical use: Doing so violates international law.

The International Narcotics Control Board, the global body in charge of overseeing drug treaties, issued a warning about the “unprecedented surge” in “legal highs” — those that stem from medically approved marijuana use — and said immediate action is needed to stop the trade, The Guardian reported. The group also warned the U.S. government to crack down on medicinal marijuana laws.

“In some U.S. states, they are being operated in a way that is completely inappropriate and outside of the [treaties],” INCB said, in its just-released report.

The INCB, an offshoot of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, had especial criticism for Colorado and Washington, where marijuana can be used for recreation.

“They also undermine the humanitarian aims of the drug control system and are a threat to public health and wellbeing,” said Raymond Yans, INCB president, The Guardian reports.

Eighteen U.S. states have medical marijuana laws, The Guardian says.

Those laws are little more than “a back-door to legalization for recreational use,” Mr. Yans said.

 

[amannamedtruth]

Since when does the UN mean anything?

 

[MIway]

Pretty confidently... The us ambassador asked for this public announcement, to lend support to current fed policy.

Pretty sure the us is behind the un drug policies from its inception, so this is just politics as usual.

 

[Wendull C.]

The U.N. is a joke.

 

[kmk420kali]

...meanwhile N Korea is popping off nukes and flipping 2 birds!!

 

[THC123]

well with all due respect fuck the UN but also this is the fault of the former US administrations with their fucking war on drugs

they pushed all these laws onto the rest of the world and now that the us is finally waking the fuck up they are asleep in almost all other parts of the world

i am fucking sick and tired of all this shit just leave us growers and stoners the fuck alone

 

[Prairie Boy]

The UN can suck my purple helmet.

Cheers PB

 

[Drift13]

The UN can take a long walk off of a short pier.

 

[draztik]

LOL! International law? For sovereign countries? The U.N. is the enemy of free humanity and all sovereign countries. They represent the global elite and their insane agenda of eugenics.

 

[FRIENDinDEED]

well with all due respect fuck the UN but also this is the fault of the former US administrations with their fucking war on drugs

they pushed all these laws onto the rest of the world and now that the us is finally waking the fuck up they are asleep in almost all other parts of the world

i am fucking sick and tired of all this shit just leave us growers and stoners the fuck alone

seriously/ honest to god, couldn't have said it better myself. knowing me that's exactly what I would have said

 

[WelderDan]

Pretty confidently... The us ambassador asked for this public announcement, to lend support to current fed policy.

Pretty sure the us is behind the un drug policies from its inception, so this is just politics as usual.

Winner winner, chicken dinner!

The US pretty much dictated UN policy regarding drugs. The US used its considerable clout (threats to cut foreign aid, military aid, intelligence, etc.) to strong arm other nations into accepting our "War on Drugs".

The UN has no teeth. They can do no more than they already did; send a strongly worded letter. Which, as you pointed out, was probably dictated by the US ambassadors office.

Wag the dog, that's all it is.

 

[slightlysolid]

this is clown shit

 

[unthing]

yeah absurd bullshit..

oh and this part: “They also undermine the humanitarian aims of the drug control system and are a threat to public health and wellbeing,” said Raymond Yans, INCB president, The Guardian reports.

humanitarian aims ROFLMAO

 

[sdd420]

This was bound to happen. Now that we are legalizing other countries will want to as well. It may put pressure on the Feds. Lets hope compassion wins over prejudice and ignorance

 

[Hash Zeppelin]

U.N. rofl. They told the U.S. not to evade Iraq too. Their troops consist mostly of U.S. troops. the U.N. warning the U.S. is like an arrogant child warning parents.

 

[mriko]

The prohibition is nothing less than a crime against humanity. DEATH TO INCB !!!

Irie !

 

[maryjaneismyfre]

http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml

The UN's own laws outlaw the attack on human rights that is 'drug scheduling' and its' subsequent imprisonment. F the tyrants. Yeah as someone said... F their eugenics agenda, we see right through all that shit! Get your foot the F off my rights before I put some lead shot in it. Overgrow the planet, cure the cancer that is us.

 

[Scottish Research]

The main issue is that some "Bad Actors" are trafficking their weed out of state where it is not legal. This is something that I never see mentioned here. If you don't live in a med state, go to craigslist and type "dank" and you'll find people from Cali or wherever trying to find buyers.

The UN is the UN. They can tell us what they would like us to do, but that is about it.

The less talented people in society tend to gravitate towards government jobs.



R.Fortune

 

[kolah]

UN= NWO= One World Government.

No resistance= more of the same. Wake up!

 

[LubdaNugs]

It kind of feels like the UN announcement was made to help lend credibility when the Feds decide to come down hard on CO and WA.