The Supreme Soviet declared independence on 31 August 1991. The new state did not rewrite drug law at once: the Uzbek SSR's 1959 criminal code remained in force until the 1995 criminal and administrative codes took effect. Cannabis stayed illegal on the same terms through that transition.[1][2]
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References
- Uzbekistan — Law No. 336-XII of 31 August 1991 on the foundations of state independenceArticle 1; declaration of independence.
- Uzbekistan — Resolution of the Oliy Majlis No. 73-I of 6 May 1995 repealing the 1959 codesItem 1; the 1959 criminal code remained in force until the 1995 code.archived
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