Kiribati added the thorn apple (Datura metel) to the same dangerous-drugs list as Indian hemp. The amendment, assented in January 2002 and commenced on 1 January 2003, kept the cannabis offences and penalties unchanged. It showed the 1948 framework still being extended rather than reformed.[1]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Kiribati here.
References
- Kiribati Trade Portal — Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2001, No. 14 of 2001Assent 14 January 2002; commencement 1 January 2003; Datura metel.
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