Jacob Sullum on U.N. Claims That Marijuana Legalization in Colorado and Washington Violates International Law

Raymond Yans is president of the International
Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the U.N. agency charged with
monitoring the implementation of anti-drug treaties. It is
therefore not surprising that Yans takes a dim view of marijuana
legalization in Colorado and Washington, which
he says poses “a grave danger to public health and
well-being.” But according to the INCB, legalization is not just
dangerous; legalization is illegal. Jacob Sullum says even
Americans who support marijuana prohibition should be troubled by
the implications of that argument, which suggests that
international treaties trump the Constitution.

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