Law 73/2021/QH14 replaced Vietnam's 2000 drug law on 1 January 2022. It lists the cannabis plant as a narcotic plant, bans growing it or teaching others to grow it, and sets a one-year management period for people detected using drugs illegally. It also provides for voluntary and compulsory rehabilitation; the criminal penalties for cannabis remain in the Penal Code.[1]
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References
- Luật số 73/2021/QH14: Luật Phòng, chống ma túyArticles 2(6), 5(1), 23(2) and 28; effective 1 January 2022
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