Lawmakers passed a broader cannabis definition intended to cover the whole plant and synthetic active ingredients, after prosecutors encountered difficulties with the earlier wording.[1][2] The government also proposed higher penalties for unlawful transit of dangerous drugs.[1] The 21 June entry records the legislative vote; the bill passed without committee changes.[2]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Hong Kong here.
References
- Hong Kong Legislative Council proceedings, 7 June 1978Hong Kong Legislative Council · 1978 · pp. 999–1000, Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill 1978, purpose and scopearchived
- Hong Kong Legislative Council proceedings, 21 June 1978Hong Kong Legislative Council · 1978 · pp. 1071–1072, clauses 1–6 and passage without amendmentarchived
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