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In response to
"Here's an article on the legalization of marijuana in the context of the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs -- (link)"
by
Mop
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Yep, this was the international obligations question that occurred to me as well, but there are loopholes.
Posted by
Roger More (aka RogerMore)
Oct 17 '18, 12:36
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The treaty extends only so far as a countries constitution allows - so if . (I don't think anyone would want to open up the constitution to make sure of this though)
The treaty requires prohibiton laws, but says nothing about enforcement, which is how, say, coffee shops in the Netherlands are able to sell cannabis. I'm not sure how that would work with large-scale production though, as the treaty specifically limits that. (Every country has to establish a single producer, which has an exclusive right to grow cannabis for research purposes)
Canada could also withdraw from the treaty, though that would have repercussions as a country can't just withdraw from the cannabis parts of the treaty - or seek to have them changed (which it hasn't seriously started doing)
OTOH Uruguay hasn't withdrawn, the US hasn't withdrawn despite Colorado, Washington and production of medicinal marijuana, a lot of countries have decriminalized and there is a body empowered to sanction countries that breach the treaty - though realistically any action would have to be supported by the US, which is probably in breach itself.
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