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Year the case was initiated2002
Year the award was rendered
Country involvedUnited States
Home country of the investorCanada
Parties to the disputeKenex Ltd. v. United States
Sector2
Type of investmenthemp enterprise
Nature of dispute / claimclaims arising from Drug Enforcement Administration’s interpretation of the Controlled Substances Act as prohibiting the sale of products that cause the controlled substance THC to enter the human body
Legal instrumentNAFTA
Rules / VenuesUNCITRAL
Amount sought by investornot less than US$ 20 million
Amount awarded / status of disputecurrently inactive; no tribunal has been constituted; US federal court issues a decision on 6 February 2004 enjoining the measures complained of in the notice of arbitration
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Decisions rendered
Statuspending
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