This press release was drafted and published by the Transnational Institute, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, WOLA, Mexico Unido Contra la Delincuencia, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Transform, the Global Drug Policy Observatory and the International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy in June 2016. The press release sheds light on the possibility of legalising cannabis, whilst still upholding the countries international obligations under the UN drug conventions.
The proposed solution for countries wishing to legalise cannabis is to adopt a stance of 'principled non-compliance' with the treaties. The report notes that it is important to deal with the prospect of legalisation in a way that does not deface the countries international obligations.
Citation: Transnational Institute, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, WOLA, Mexico Unido Contra la Delincuencia, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Transform, Global Drug Policy Observatory and the International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy, 'New Report Offers Strategies for Regulating Cannabis in Ways that Uphold and Modernize International Law: Stance of 'Principle of Non-Compliance' with Antiquated UN Drug Treaty Provisions Would Open Door to Needle Reforms' (2016)