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Indonesia signs the UN cannabis treaty but waits 15 years to ratify

Indonesia signed the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs on 28 July 1961, the treaty that put cannabis under international control. It did not ratify until 3 September 1976; in that year Law 8/1976 approved the treaty and Law 9/1976 replaced the colonial decree.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. United Nations Treaty Collection — Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961: status of participantsIndonesia: signature 28 July 1961; ratification 3 September 1976archived
  2. Undang-Undang Nomor 8 Tahun 1976 tentang Pengesahan Konvensi Tunggal Narkotika 1961Preamble: Indonesia had signed the 1961 convention; this law approves it
  3. Transnational Institute — Cannabis in Indonesia: Patterns in consumption, production, and policies (2016)Historical overview, p. 10: fifteen years after the 1961 convention, Indonesia passed its first narcotics law in 1976archived

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