Schedule IV vs Schedule IUnlike the US Controlled Substances Act, which labels the most-restricted drugs “Schedule I,” the UN treaty's classification system is different. Additionally, it will abolish the regulatory barriers pertaining to Schedule IV and facilitate medical and scientific research of new cannabis related preparation and medicines. The (INCB) claims member states Uruguay and Canada are in flagrant violation of the 1961 Convention because cannabis is already entirely legal in both countries. Nepal, Bangladesh and India, for example, "reserve the right to permit temporarily in its territory, the quasi-medical use of opium; The use of cannabis, cannabis resin, extracts and tinctures of cannabis for non-medical purposes." CBD, Much Ado About NothingAs for cannabidiol, or CBD, the letter recommends "pure cannabidiol CBD should not be scheduled within the international drug control conventions."

Source: Forbes February 05, 2019 13:01 UTC