The United Nations (UN) asserts that the United States is not adhering to an international drug treaty as it permits individual states to legalize recreational cannabis use. The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) of the UN recently published its yearly report on global drug control initiatives. The agency appears to criticize the U.S. for letting states legalize cannabis, arguing that this action breaches the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961. The 1961 Single Convention is an international agreement that regulates the cultivation, production, and trade of specific drugs, including cannabis, for UN member nations. Signatories to the treaty are expected to enforce laws that strictly control these substances. The 1961 Single...
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