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International 🇿🇦 South Africa

South Africa joins the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

South Africa acceded to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 on 16 November 1971. 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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