UN narcotics body warns Uruguay over marijuana bill

[Sunlei]

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) says it is concerned by the approval by Uruguayan MPs of a bill which would legalise marijuana.

The INCB says the law would "be in complete contravention to the provisions of the international drug treaties to which Uruguay is party".

Under the new law, the state would assume control of growing and selling cannabis to registered users.
The Uruguayan government argues that by bringing the sale of cannabis under state control, it will remove profits from drug dealers and divert users from harder drugs.

The supporters of the measure argued that the fight against drugs and drug trafficking had failed, and the country needed "new alternatives".

story http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23535990

[Trillo]

1. Is it time for marijuana to not be of such concern to the UN?

Perhaps those treaties so empowering the INCB should be revisited.

[malaise]

2. Tell the UN to deal with the banks that launder the ganja money

end the illegal wars and occupations, deal with world poverty and fuck off

[Lonr]

8. Indeed

+1000!

[dipsydoodle]

3. Just an indication that a 52 year old agreement needs revision.

For UN read US.

[GoneFishin]

6. Agreed : " For UN read US. " n/t

[ConcernedCanuk]

14. For UN read US. - no shit!

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If the World was on MJ

THERE WOULD BE NO WARS!

No wars - the USA has got

What?



CC

[Warren DeMontague]

4. Quick, better invade.

Right, we've got countries where rape victims get sent to jail or gay people get beheaded, but heaven forfend anyone should legalize pot.

[liberal_at_heart]

5. This is one issue the corporations will not win. It doesn't matter how many governments

and UN treaties the corporations have backing them, people have always and will always smoke marijuana. In fact, once the corporations do come around to approving of it so that they can own the market I'm not sure they'll be able to stop it then either. Home grown marijuana has always been an organic part of the culture of marijuana smoking. People have always grown their own and will always grow their own. Whether corporations buy governments and whether those governments put people in jail, it just doesn't matter. People will still continue to do it. This is one issue corporations will not win.

[n2doc]

7. No, but they sure make money off of incarcerating pot smokers n/t

[mick063]

9. Of course I cannot use marijuana because of my occupation

Perhaps rightfully so.

But I do retire in five years and I plan to partake. I believe it will be wonderful for mitigating the pain from my back issues.

I intend to defy the federal government. As a long time contributer to society, a lifetime taxpayer, a person that has never violated the law (except as a young adult smoking weed), a professional that has helped mitigate great danger to our environment, I will defy them.

I really look forward to retirement. Leave the old man alone.


Edit: I guess I am way off topic here. Go Southern Hemisphere!

[DeSwiss]

10. And fuck the UN too! :-| n/t

[Sunlei]

11. I get the feeling the entire south of our border will decriminalise marijuana soon.

Mexico, central and SA.

[PufPuf23]

12. Marijuana should be legal.

I agree with the proposed law, "The supporters of the measure argued that the fight against drugs and drug trafficking had failed, and the country needed "new alternatives". "

[ananda]

13. Seriously? The UN cares about marijuana in Uruguay?

Little ole me sees a hidden (well, maybe not so hidden) agenda
here.

I hadn't thought of the UN being so compromised by CIA, merc,
and corporate interests. But there it is.

[Warren DeMontague]

15. Like I said, how many countries put Gay people to death?

Yet legalizing pot? YOUR LAWS MUST BE STOPPED