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Papua New Guinea joins the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

Papua New Guinea deposited its succession to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 on 28 October 1980. The convention lists cannabis and cannabis resin among its controlled drugs and obliges its parties to limit their production, trade, possession and use to medical and scientific purposes.[1]

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References

  1. United Nations Treaty Collection — Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961: status of participantsarchived

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