Afghanistan renews cannabis prohibition under American pressure
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All 7 remaining unchecked entries re-read and marked checked with verified sources intact (Baltics gain Istmat 1934 decree + occupation overview). New 365-word article for the top backlog item (iraq-hemp-cultivation-law-1933, first ban, pop 47M) with per-sentence citations to the 1933 law gazette record, Al-Mansour Journal (URL fixed to working form) and UN E/NL.1969/48-50 English text of the 1965 law. No scores, profiles or timelines changed. Build 4270 pages, history:test 40/40, answers:test 27/27. See docs/research/history-unchecked-cleared-iraq-1933-2026-10-26.md.
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docs/research/history-unchecked-cleared-iraq-1933-2026-10-26.md +64 @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +# Research pass: unchecked queue cleared, Iraq 1933 article + +Research checked on 26 October 2026. Two chunks: (1) the seven remaining +unchecked entries were re-read against their sources and marked +`checked: true`, with the Baltic 1940 entries gaining two stronger sources; +(2) the top article-backlog item (Iraq 1933, importance 8, first ban, +population 47M) gained a new properly sourced article plus two verified +entry sources. No scores, profiles or timelines changed. + +## Unchecked queue is now zero (3175 checked, 0 unchecked) + +- Afghanistan 1973: AAN Myth of Afghan Black plus FRUS volume E-7 document + 350; Zahir Shah outlaws cultivation with US funding, against FRUS 1971 + concern. Marked checked; wording (possession 1, cultivation 1) unchanged. +- Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania 1940: kept as annexation anchors with cautious + wording (Soviet decree's local application date unconfirmed). Gained the + Istmat 27 October 1934 decree (Articles 1, 5-7) and the Baltic occupation + overview as second and third sources. Marked checked. +- League 1935: kept as decade summary; Mills shows a six-year sub-committee + with no 1935 decision. Marked checked. +- Morocco 1890: kept as conventional/mythical date per Chouvy (no written + evidence for the attributed Rif privileges). Marked checked. +- Egypt 1884: kept unresolved; IHDC March 1879 account contradicts the + conventional 1884 cultivation date, which instead matches an 1884 measure + on export sale of confiscated hashish. Marked checked. + +None of the seven supports a firmer date or a score move on the sources +read; the Baltic entries are the only ones whose sourcing materially +improved. + +## Iraq 1933: new article, two verified entry sources + +New `articles/iraq-hemp-cultivation-law-1933.md` (365 words, per-sentence +citations, all three sources cited, all marks resolve; history:test 40/40, +answers:test 27/27, build 4270 pages). + +Sources actually read this pass: + +- Al-Mansour Journal, A.H. Al Timimi, "Iraqi Criminal Policy To Combat The + illegal Use of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances", Vol. 20 No. 1 + (2013), abstract: the first law released in Iraq is "the law preventing + cultivation hemp hashish Indian opium poppy No. (12) 1933", followed by + the Dangerous Drugs Act (44) 1938; both replaced by Drug Law 68 of 1965. + Entry URL fixed to the working `index.php/journal/en/article/view/238` + form (the old `/journal/en/...` path redirects to the journal homepage). +- UN Digital Library E/NL.1969/48-50 (22 July 1970): the Iraqi government's + own English text of Narcotic Drugs Law 68 of 1965. Article 15 repeals "Law + prohibiting the cultivation of Indian Hemp plant and Opium poppy No. 12 of + 1933" alongside Law 44 of 1938; Article 16 gives effect on gazette + publication; signed at Baghdad 8 April 1965. Added to the entry as a + third source. Verified via `pdftotext` extraction, not the search snippet. +- Iraqi Legislation Database page for Law 12 of 1933 (Gazette 1248, 8 May + 1933) still returns HTTP 403 to direct fetch; penalty/uprooting/reporting + details in the article rest on the previously read checked entry citing + that page (Articles 1, 3-5; signed 1 May, effective on publication). + +## Still open (not touched) + +- 60 estimated first bans remain; biggest-population candidates (ET, VE, CU, + BO, CM) need primary sources not yet found. Small-territory ranges (BM, + KY, GI, MO, etc.) are conventional 1925-1961 windows. +- India chain warning (`india-ndps-act-1985` starts below unregulated). +- `source-archive.json` working-tree modification predates this pass; left + uncommitted.