Dialogue on the legalization of cannabis use between the United Nations and individual economically developed countries

Europe and America adhere to the status quo on the issue of legalization of psychoactive cannabis, because of this meeting of the United Nations, it is not likely to lead to or how productive reforms.

Prior to Canada, Mexico or any other country in the world will be able to officially legalize the production, sale and consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes, the governments of these countries to convince the UN General Assembly on a particular meeting in 2016 that the provisions of the old international agreements prohibiting countries engaged in the production and distribution of psychoactive cannabis do not meet present-day reality, and that hemp reform will go to residents of those countries and people around the world to benefit.

Brief sent by the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by the United Nations, which was the agency Canadian Press for the publication states that the country will not be able to initiate their plans to complete legalization of cannabis, since such a move would be considered in the eyes of international law flagrant violation of the three international conventions signed government of Canada in the 20th century.

"In order to avoid sanctions from the international community, the government of Canada is currently considering the possibility of full legalization of the production, marketing and consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes, we are obliged to give the United Nations a detailed explanation of the structure of their system of legalization and an explanation of how the country is ready to fulfill other provisions previously signed conventions on banned substances, "according to the document.

Simply put, at the upcoming special meeting of the United Nations in April, which will discuss the reform of old conventions on drugs and banned substances, Canada and other countries wishing to do legalizing the consumption of cannabis will have to explain to the world community, how they are going to build their system to regulate hemp and why, in their opinion, the legalization of recreational marijuana will go around the world to benefit.

Mr. Errol Mendes, a professor at the University of Ottawa and is an expert in matters relating to international law, believes that even taking into account the fact that the presentation of the plans for the legalization of the part of Canada will be well received at the meeting, the UN still not soon agree to the holding of general, international reform in relation to cannabis and other substances, for the moment strictly forbidden by international laws and treaties.

As already noted, and his arguments in favor of the legalization of the Assembly will act each state wishing to legalize cannabis in their territory.

"At the meeting in April, will discuss issues related to the desire of several countries in South America and Mexico, to start looking for alternative criminalization of methods to combat the problem of consumption and trafficking of recreational cannabis in particular by adopting the policy of its decriminalization or legalization, which may be required dramatic changes in previously adopted international agreements. "

According to press reports, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada has actively been studying the issue of compliance with Canadian hemp reform commitments set before the country the old contract.

In addition to Canada, to the United Nations in the debate may soon join and Mexico, at the moment only preparing for its own national debate about full legalization of cannabis, which begins next month.

Despite the hopes of millions of activists around the world the results of the meeting of UNGASS 2016, which, in their opinion, will lead to a reform of the international banned substances analyst John Coyne, from the Australian Institute of Strategic Political Science, said that the desired change of events did not materialize.

Of course, on the course of international reforms largely could affect important players in world politics, such as Europe or the United States, which last year alone involved the gradual legalization of psychoactive hemp. But, unfortunately, that the Europe that America is that adhere to the status quo on the issue of legalization, because of which the meeting of the United Nations, is not likely to lead to or how productive reforms.

Description of the Association "Ukrainian industrial hemp"
Professional associations, together with the State Service of Ukraine for Drug Control and the International Committee for Drug Control addressed the issue of delegation of representatives of the Ukrainian youth koferentsii growers on the UN to be held in March 2016 in Vienna, on the threshold of the main April session of the United Nations.