Did the United Nations Just Vote to Legalize Weed All Over the World?

“The vote of the United States to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from the Schedule IV of the Single Convention while retaining them in Schedule I is consistent with the science demonstrating that while a safe and effective cannabis-derived therapeutic has been developed, cannabis itself continues to pose significant risks to public health and should continue to be controlled under the international drug control conventions,” said the US delegation in a release.