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@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Ecuador 1970 drug law (new entry) + +- New `ecuador-drug-law-1970` (other, 1970, checked): first drug law — + Ley de Control y Fiscalización del Tráfico de Estupefacientes, 1970 + (reforms 1972/1974, DS 909). Public-health orientation: users found under + the influence to hospital, dependency assessment, detention in medical + facility through rehabilitation. Enforcement: growing plants for + processing + precursor chemicals highest; pharmacies supervised; little + attention to informal trafficking. +- Source read: Sandra G. Edwards, "A Short History of Ecuador's Drug + Legislation and the Impact on its Prison Population" (Systems Overload, + full PDF: evolution section + footnote law citations Titulo 11 Arts + 24-28, DS 909 Sept 1974). Contrast noted: 1987 law starts harsh + penalties (12-16 years), 1991 Law 108 fully punitive. +- Estimate retained (window pre-1950; 1970 outside it). Chain ec 0 + flagged.