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Aden reports eight cannabis cases ending in fines

Aden’s government report for 1952 recorded eight cannabis cases involving 1.75 kg of hemp; the eight accused were fined and the drug was confiscated and destroyed.[1] The report named a fine of 145 shillings and said defendants identified Ethiopia as the chief source of smuggled hemp.[1] It described cannabis imports and sales as prohibited under the 1942 ordinance.[1]

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References

  1. Aden — government annual drug-control report for 1952, supplied by the United Kingdom to the UNE/NR.1952/30, printed pp. 2–3; 1942 law, eight hemp cases, 1.75 kg seized and reported fines. The cover names reporting year 1952 and prints New York 1953.

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