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Soviet Armenia adopts a new criminal code

The Armenian SSR adopted a new criminal code on 26 December 1969. Article 229 covered drug production, trafficking and possession; Article 230 covered cultivation of prohibited opium poppy and drug-type hemp varieties. The code remained in force until Armenia's post-Soviet criminal code replaced it.[1]

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References

  1. Armenian SSR — Criminal Code of 26 December 1969 (ARLIS)Preamble and Articles 229–230.archived

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