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Cannabis enters international drug control

At Egypt's request, the International Opium Convention signed in Geneva added "Indian hemp" to the substances under control. It restricted export and import to medical and scientific use, the first time cannabis was covered by an international treaty.

Source: Wikipedia β€” International Opium Convention

International agreements are listed for context. They bind governments, not people, so they move no country's score by themselves.