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UN removes cannabis from list of risky drugs

 

Marijuana plants for sale are displayed at the medical marijuana farmers market at the California Heritage Market in Los Angeles, California July 11, 2014. [David McNew, Reuters]

A United Nations agency has voted to remove cannabis from the list of the world's most dangerous drugs.

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