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U.S. Loses Seat on U.N. Drug Policy Board 
Posted by FoM on May 07, 2001 at 16:40:28 PT
By Dafna Linzer, Associated Press 
Source: Nando Times
U.N. and U.S. officials confirmed Monday that the United States lost its seat on an international drug monitoring body on the same day it was voted off the U.N. Human Rights Commission. The United States had campaigned for a third term for U.S. Ambassador Herbert Okun, who has served as vice president on the International Narcotics Control Board. But he was voted off Thursday in the same secret-ballot procedure and by the same countries that cost the United States it's seat on the human rights commission. 
"That, we find, very regrettable," U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said in Washington on Monday. "We intend to continue our engagement on the international narcotics issues. We'll continue our cooperation with and strong support for the U.N. international drug control program as well as with the International Narcotics Control Board." The 13-member International Narcotics Control Board monitors compliance with U.N. drug conventions on substance abuse and illegal trafficking. The 54-member U.N. Economic and Social Council, the main U.N. body responsible for economic and social issues, cast secret ballots in both votes Thursday. The 70-year-old Okun served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations between 1985-1989 and has been on the narcotics board since 1997. The board deals with aspects of legal and illegal drug control, including monitoring government controls over chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of drugs. It also assists in preventing the diversion of those chemicals into illicit traffic and identifies weaknesses in drug control systems. United NationsSource: The Nando TimesAuthor: Dafna Linzer, Associated Press Published: May 07, 2001Copyright: 2001 Nando Media - 2000 AP OnlineContact: tom nandomedia.comWebsite: http://www.nandotimes.comRelated Articles & Web Sites:U.N. Human Rights Commissionhttp://www.unhchr.ch/International Narcotics Control Boardhttp://www.incb.org/U.S. May Withhold U.N. Payments http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread9594.shtmlU.S. Loses Seat on U.N. Rights Body http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread9587.shtml
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on May 08, 2001 at 13:47:27 PT
That's good
Got to laugh or pull all our hair out right Matt? LOL!
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Comment #2 posted by Matt on May 08, 2001 at 13:42:55 PT:
Testing too ...
... but not for cannabinoid metabolites.
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Comment #1 posted by test2001 on May 08, 2001 at 13:11:37 PT
test
test - ignore
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