Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access
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{{Short description|American cannabis advocacy group}} |
{{Short description|American cannabis advocacy group}} |
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{{Infobox organization |
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| name =Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access |
| name =Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access |
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| type = [[Non-profit organization]] |
| type = [[Non-profit organization]] |
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| founded = 2007 |
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| founder = [[Martin H. Chilcutt]] |
| founder = [[Martin H. Chilcutt]] |
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| location = [[Elliston, Virginia]], U.S. |
| location = [[Elliston, Virginia]], U.S. |
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| key_people = [[Michael Krawitz]] Al Byrne co-founders |
| key_people = [[Michael Krawitz]] Al Byrne co-founders |
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| region_served = United States |
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| focus = Protecting basic human right to access required medicine |
| focus = Protecting basic human right to access required medicine |
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{{Cannabis sidebar}} |
{{Cannabis sidebar}} |
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During the first decade of the 21st century, VMCA increased its presence and advocacy close to the relevant international institutions, in particular on policy issues at the [[Commission on Narcotic Drugs]] meetings, and close to the [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]] and the [[International Narcotics Control Board]]. VMCA is also following the process of scientific review of cannabis by the [[World Health Organization]] towards a change in the scheduling of the substance at international level. |
During the first decade of the 21st century, VMCA increased its presence and advocacy close to the relevant international institutions, in particular on policy issues at the [[Commission on Narcotic Drugs]] meetings, and close to the [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]] and the [[International Narcotics Control Board]]. VMCA is also following the process of scientific review of cannabis by the [[World Health Organization]] towards a change in the scheduling of the substance at international level. |
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VCMA has developed close collaborations with major European NGOs such as [[DrugScience]], the [[European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies]] or the [[FAAAT think & do tank]]. VCMA Executive Director Michael Krawitz has been named Senior Adviser of FAAAT, with which he has developed an active advocacy and research in relation with the [[World Health Organization|WHO]] review of Cannabis for international scheduling.{{cite journal|author=Susan Mayor | url=https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.l574.full |title=WHO proposes rescheduling cannabis to allow medical applications - BMJ: first published as 10.1136/bmj.l574 on 5 February 2019. | journal=BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) | volume=364 | pages=l574 | publisher=British Medical Journal |
VCMA has developed close collaborations with major European NGOs such as [[DrugScience]], the [[European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies]] or the [[FAAAT think & do tank]]. VCMA Executive Director Michael Krawitz has been named Senior Adviser of FAAAT, with which he has developed an active advocacy and research in relation with the [[World Health Organization|WHO]] review of Cannabis for international scheduling.{{cite journal|author=Susan Mayor | url=https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.l574.full |title=WHO proposes rescheduling cannabis to allow medical applications - BMJ: first published as 10.1136/bmj.l574 on 5 February 2019. | journal=BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) | volume=364 | pages=l574 | publisher=British Medical Journal |date=2019-02-05 | access-date=2019-02-06| doi=10.1136/bmj.l574 | pmid=30723076 | s2cid=73449383 | url-access=subscription }}{{Cite book|last1=Riboulet-Zemouli|first1=Kenzi|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354905059|title=History, science, and politics of international cannabis scheduling, 2015–2021|last2=Krawitz|first2=Michael|last3=Ghehiouèche|first3=Farid|publisher=[[FAAAT think & do tank|FAAAT editions]]|year=2021|isbn=979-10-97087-50-0|location=Vienna|author-link2=Michael Krawitz}} |
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In 2015 in Prague, VMCA was involved in the creation of the [[IMCPC]] (International Medical Cannabis Patients' Coalition). |
In 2015 in Prague, VMCA was involved in the creation of the [[IMCPC]] (International Medical Cannabis Patients' Coalition). |
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Since 2017, VCMA collaborates in the [[United Nations Office in Vienna]] to the organization of the Legal Regulations Fora, series of civil society events aimed at spreading ground-up proposals that aim to impact national decision-makers gathered in these meetings. |
Since 2017, VCMA collaborates in the [[United Nations Office in Vienna]] to the organization of the Legal Regulations Fora, series of civil society events aimed at spreading ground-up proposals that aim to impact national decision-makers gathered in these meetings. |
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