20/05/2026
For years, governments and regulators around the world continue treating CBD as if it were subject to international narcotics control. But a Circular Letter sent by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) to almost all governments worldwide — and kept largely out of public scrutiny — appears to clarify the exact opposite.
In this new CannaReporter® investigation by António João Costa, we reveal the contents of INCB Circular Letter C.L.20/2024, sent in December 2024, in which the UN body makes clear that CBD is not under international drug control conventions and that the extraction of non-controlled cannabinoids falls within the category of industrial h**p.
The obvious question remains: if the INCB itself acknowledges this so explicitly, why do so many countries continue restricting, banning or regulating CBD as a controlled narcotic substance?
This is the first article in a three-part investigative series examining what could prove to be one of the most consequential international cannabis policy documents in recent years, a document that, until now, has remained largely hidden from public view.
You can listen to or read this investigation by António João Costa in Portuguese, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Hebrew, Thai, Japanese, Arabic, Czech, Greek, Russian, Hindi, Korean, Turkish or Mandarin at CannaReporter®.eu
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