Law 2683 took effect on publication on 19 June, replacing Articles 20 and 21 of the narcotics-control law, which included cannabis. It required samples for laboratory identification and allowed courts to order confiscation during an investigation once definitive reports were available and retention of the bulk was unnecessary, with samples preserved. Confiscated drugs were to be destroyed before a governor-appointed committee under prosecutorial supervision, with detailed procedures delegated to a regulation. This changed evidence and disposal procedures within existing prohibition, rather than creating a new possession offence.[1][2]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Türkiye here.
References
- Turkish Parliament — original Law 2683 of 17 June 1982Printed pages 385–386; Articles 1–3 and Gazette 17729 publication on 19 June 1982archived
- Turkish Parliament — original Law 2236 of 22 May 1979Article 1 replaces Law 2313 Articles 3 and 23, establishing cannabis coverage before the 1982 procedural amendmentarchived
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