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Top 5 Fresh Toast Stories Of The Week: Dec. 11, 2020
ICYMI: Here are the headlines making news this week on The Fresh Toast.
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Global Easing On Cannabis Could Jumpstart Markets
This week the U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world’s most dangerous drugs.
Marijuana Legislation
Now That UN Accepts Marijuana, What Excuse Does Congress Have To Uphold Prohibition?
Congress, presidents, and governmental agencies have had more than enough excuses over the years for not wanting to legalize marijuana in the United States.
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United Nations Reschedules Cannabis In Historic Vote Following WHO Suggestion
Cannabis advocates have waited almost two years for the vote.
Cannabis
COVID-19 Pandemic Is Increasing Global Demand For Marijuana
According to a new United Nations report, this has caused an increase in the worldwide demand for cannabis with notable sale surges on the dark web.
Cannabis
More Delays In The Farce That Is International Cannabis Rescheduling
Members of the United Nations’ drug committee have said they will not cast an expected ballot on the recommendations put forward by the World Health Organization (WHO) to loosen the draconian rules on cannabis scheduling.
Cannabis
Why The UN’s Global ‘War On Drugs’ Is A Failure
The scheme the U.N. has used over the past decade to put a leash on the black market dope trade has been a "spectacular failure of policy,” according to a new report.
Cannabis
Trump Wants To Ramp Up The International Drug War
President Trump is planning a series of meetings next week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in an effort to push his agenda in the international drug war.
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