Editor's note: This article has been reviewed and updated for accuracy in 2026. In a rather stunning proclamation via the United Nations official Twitter account out of Vienna Austria the International Narcotics Control Board has stated that at a federal level the United States is violating the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. https://twitter.com/UN_Vienna/status/1633792784506265600 Specifically the INCB expresses concern over cannabis' highly addictive nature that makes it liable to abuse. Interestingly they make no comment on alcohol. Probably because that industry has already lobbied their immunity from political pestering? In a line straight out of Reefer Madness they state that cannabis consumption leads to negative health effects and psychotic disorders. The INCB President, Jagjit Pavadia was quoted as saying The expanding cannabis industry is marketing cannabis-related products to appeal to young people and this is a major cause for concern as is the way the harms associated with using high-potency cannabis products are being played down. This is an interesting analysis from a career bureaucrat with an education in public administration. Perhaps claims of highly addictive psychosis might be more plausible if leveled by an actual doctor with peer reviewed research to support said claim, as we do with anything else medical but for some reason isn't warranted when it co