Presentations - Inaugural Conference with Financial Institutions

MEDICAL CANNABIS GAINS TRACTION GLOBALLY UNITED NATIONS SINGLE CONVENTION ON NARCOTICS DRUG (1972) ARTICLE 4 - GENERAL OBLIGATIONS “THE PARTIES SHALL TAKE SUCH LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES AS MAY BE NECESSARY: SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CONVENTION, TO LIMIT EXCLUSIVELY TO MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES THE PRODUCTION, MANUFACTURE, EXPORT, IMPORT, DISTRIBUTION OF, TRADE IN, USE AND POSSESSION OF DRUGS.”

ARTICLE 23 ESTABLISHING A LOCAL AGENCY

ARTICLE 28 CONTROL OF CANNABIS PRODUCTION & SALE

STATISTICS

SOME 33 DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND 15 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HAVE LEGALISED THE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS, WITH MORE COUNTRIES ADVANCING LEGISLATION TO LEGALISE THE USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SAME. WITHIN THE USA SOME 37 STATES, DISTRICTS AND TERRITORIES HAVE LEGALIZED MEDICAL CANNABIS