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219M People Worldwide Consume Marijuana As Opioids Cause Greatest Harm, Confirms New UN Report
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 - 9:39am | 667The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) confirmed once again that marijuana continues to be the most used substance worldwide. According to its World Drug Report for 2023 released this week, there were approximately 219 million marijuana users in 2021, or some 4.3% of the...
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Weed Legalization Fails Its Objective, Leads To Higher Use & Negative Health Effects, UN-Related Body Says
Friday, March 10, 2023 - 9:43am | 544The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) warned Thursday about the dangers of the ongoing recreational cannabis legalization trend during the presentation of its 2022 Annual Report. The board highlighted that the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs classified marijuana as very...