articles(sr,be,mt): backlog articles for 1908, 1921 and 1939 first bans

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+# Article batch: Suriname 1908, Belgium 1921, Malta 1939
+
+Research checked on 26 October 2026. Read `DATA-MAINTENANCE.md`, `WRITING.md`
+and the three history entries with their profiles before writing. No book was
+used. No `changes.yaml` entry was added, corrected or re-scored; three articles
+were added for entries in the backlog top twelve without one. No profiles,
+scores or score timelines changed. Follows the first-ban article pass recorded
+in `history-first-ban-articles-2026-10-26.md`.
+
+## Articles added
+
+- `articles/suriname-opium-law-1908.md` — the 17 February 1908 ordinance
+  (G.B. no. 13): cultivation ban for poppy and Cannabis sativa, licensed
+  opium import/sale, pharmacists' exception, and the 1 March 1918 deadline.
+  Links the 1918 import-ban, 1921 petition, 1922 convictions, 1955 order and
+  1998 act entries.
+- `articles/belgium-drug-law-1921.md` — the 24 February 1921 act as the
+  legislative basis, shown through the 1930 order's articles 2 and 28 and its
+  Indian-hemp catalogue. States openly that the original 1921 text was not
+  verified here.
+- `articles/malta-dangerous-drugs-1939.md` — Ordinance XXXI of 1939, in force
+  1 September 1939, Part III cannabis offences and the later mandatory growing
+  sentence. Distinguishes the 1939 wording from the 1980/2021 substitutions in
+  the consolidation.
+
+## Sources actually read
+
+- [Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië, Ganja entry](https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/benj004ency01_01/benj004ency01_01_0010.php):
+  Dutch original read on 26 October 2026. Resin-bound female tops; much used
+  by British-Indian immigrants; ordinance of 17 Feb 1908 (G.B. no. 13), no more
+  ganja imports after 1 March 1918; 1907–1913 imports (726, 432, 717, 791, 761,
+  718, 689 kg); ƒ40/kg duty.
+- [Same work, Opium entry](https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/benj004ency01_01/benj004ency01_01_0018.php):
+  Dutch original read the same day. 1908 ordinance bans cultivation of
+  P. somniferum and Cannabis sativa and regulates import/sale; licensed
+  wholesale/retail traders; permits only for Paramaribo, Nieuw Nickerie and
+  Albina (decision of 14 Dec 1908, G.B. no 89); 0.05 kg opium holding ceiling;
+  pharmacists' medical exception with governor-set stocks (decision of 17 Feb
+  1908, G.B. no 14); ƒ1,000/ƒ120 trader fees; from 1 March 1918 no
+  cultivation, import or possession of either plant.
+- [United Nations E/NL.1952/68](https://documents.un.org/api/symbol/access?s=E/NL.1952/68&l=en&t=pdf):
+  PDF fetched and read via `pdftotext` on 26 October 2026. Belgian government
+  communication of 4 August 1952; Royal Order of 31 December 1930 as amended
+  20 September 1951; article 1(19) Indian hemp catalogue with external-use
+  exception; article 2 enforcement under the Act of 24 February 1921; article 28
+  penalties under that Act; article 29 repeals the 6 September 1921 decree.
+- [Legislation Malta, Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Chapter 101)](https://legislation.mt/getpdf/68526f314e900a33f42353cf):
+  consolidated PDF fetched and read via `pdftotext` the same day. Ordinance
+  XXXI of 1939, in force 1 September 1939; Part III (articles 7–8) resin and
+  plant offences with medicinal and transit exceptions; articles 7–8
+  substituted 1980/2021; article 8(c) cultivation minimums (six months before
+  the magistrates unless for exclusive personal use; four years to life at
+  trafficking tier).
+
+## Not verified in this pass
+
+- The Te Ara page on New Zealand drug restrictions answered 403 to scripted
+  fetch and the Otago law-review PDF failed to download, so no New Zealand
+  1928 article was attempted; it stays near the top of the backlog.
+- Tunisia 1875 rests on a book (Duvall ch. 9) not available locally; Syria 1943,
+  Guatemala 1932, Colombia 1939, Uganda 1902 and Finland 1966 rest on Wikipedia
+  alone. None was written into an article without a readable source.
+- Scores, profiles and timelines are untouched, including the pre-existing India
+  chain warning.

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