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The Netherlands joins the 1988 UN convention against drug trafficking

The Netherlands accepted the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 on 8 September 1993. Article 3 of the convention requires each party, subject to its constitutional principles, to make the possession, purchase and cultivation of drugs for personal consumption a criminal offence.[1]

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References

  1. United Nations Treaty Collection — United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988: status of participantsarchived

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