The Netherlands Antilles’ replacement Opium Ordinance came into force on 1 June 1964, providing the legal foundation later carried into Curaçao’s own drug law.[1][2] It replaced an ordinance from July 1929; Curaçao’s later consolidated text prohibited cannabis cultivation, possession and use while retaining medical exceptions.[2][3] The island replaced that inherited ordinance again in July 2024.[4]
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References
- Overheid.nl — Netherlands Antilles Opium Ordinance commencement historyNotes: original signed 28 March 1960, commenced 1 June 1964 under decree of 29 April 1964archived
- Netherlands Antilles — Archived Opium Ordinance consolidationNotes and article 15: replacement of the ordinance of 30 July 1929archived
- Curaçao — Opiumlandsverordening 1960, consolidated text published 15 May 2019Publicatieblad 2019 No. 17 (GT); articles 2a–8 and 11archived
- Curaçao — Opiumlandsverordening 2024, Publicatieblad 2024 No. 74Articles 2a, 3a, 4–8a, 11 and 17–19; issued 5 July 2024archived
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