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The United Arab Emirates joins the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

The United Arab Emirates acceded to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol on 17 February 1988. 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, as amended by the 1972 Protocol: status of participantsarchived

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