GLOBAL GAMBIT
The cannabis plant’s many medical properties are finally being recognized on a global scale after decades of willful ignorance. In the past, dozens of countries recognized cannabis as medicine—until the United Nations (UN) intervened in 1961, broadening the scope of prohibited substances to include cannabis.
On December 2, 2020, a UN commission finally voted to remove cannabis from a restrictive category of the world’s most dangerous drugs, alongside heroin and other substances
