Originally posted here By Willem Scholten On Friday 13th March, the Commision on Narcotic Drugs discussed the possible bringing of ketamine under international drug control. Initially, China proposed to add the substance under Schedule I of the UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances. Such a scheduling means that the substance can be used for medical purposes only…Continue Reading Ketamine secured for medical and veterinary use!
Another UN agency savages the drug war
Originally posted here The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN agency charged with developing strategies to reduce global poverty, has strongly criticised current international drug policy, highlighting the disastrous costs it is producing – particularly for the world’s poor. In the agency’s formal submission to the UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on drugs (PDF), launched…Continue Reading Another UN agency savages the drug war
Ketamine under international law
This blog was originally posted here Psychoactive substances or ‘drugs’, often associated with recreational use, are in fact commonly used for a variety of medicinal purposes. It is even less understood that the supply of more than 100 of these drugs is regulated by a complex system of international drug control underpinned by three United…Continue Reading Ketamine under international law
The ketamine controversy, continued
This blog was originally posted here UN legal opinion adds confusion while China changes its scheduling proposal Martin Jelsma Friday, March 6, 2015 The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna will decide next week between two opposite proposals by China and the WHO about international control ofketamine, an essential anaesthetic in human and veterinary…Continue Reading The ketamine controversy, continued