Global legalization of cannabis
International drug treaties: Chapter 7

Conference for the limitation of the manufacture of narcotics» Geneva, July 13, 1931 Entry into force : 21 November 1947, the date on which the amendments, as contained in the Annex to the Protocol of 11 December 1946, entered into force in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article VII of the Protocol. Registration : 9 jul 1933, Participant Final signature of the Protocol, Acceptance of the Protocol, Succession to the Convention and the Protocol, Ratification of the Convention and the Protocol Ratification of the Convention as amended, Accession to the Convention as amended(a), Succession to the Convention as amended(d) Afghanistan...
International drug treaties: Chapter 6

International Opium Convention in Geneva, February 19, 1925 Entry into force : September 25, 1928, in accordance with Article 36. Ratifications or definitive accessions: Germany (August 15, 1929) : Subject to the reservation annexed to the minutes of the plenary session of February 16, 1925. (The validity of the signature and ratification of this Convention are subject to the condition of the presence of a German expert as a member of the Central Committee.) Argentina (April 18, 1946) Austria (November 25, 1927) Belgium (August 24, 1927) : Does not involve the Belgian Congo or the territory of Ruanda-Urundi placed under...
International drug treaties: Chapter 5

Second Opium Conference Entry into force : 3 February 1948, the date on which the amendments, as contained in the Annex to the Protocol of 11 December 1946, entered into force in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article VII of the Protocol. CONVENTION PROTOCOL FINAL ACT Signed in Geneva on February 19, 1925 Participant Final signature of the Protocol, Acceptance of the Protocol, Succession to the Convention and the Protocol Accession to the Convention as amended(a), Succession to the Convention as amended(d) Afghanistan 29 jan 1957 a South Africa 24 feb 1948 Algeria 31 oct 1963 a Germany 12 aug...
International drug treaties: Chapter 4

Full Article on the 1925 Geneva Opium Protocol and Agreement Introduction On February 11, 1925, in Geneva, a series of major agreements and protocols concerning the regulation of opium were signed by several nations. This initiative aimed to strengthen measures for the gradual and effective suppression of the manufacture, trade and use of prepared opium. These agreements were established within the framework of the First Opium Conference and are a supplement to the International Opium Convention of January 23, 1912. Geneva Agreement The Agreement was signed by the British Empire (with India), China, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal and Siam....
International drug treaties: Chapter 3

Agreement on the Suppression of the Manufacture, Internal Trade and Use of Prepared Opium (February 11, 1925) Background and Objectives The Agreement for the Suppression of the Manufacture of, Internal Traffic in, and Use of Prepared Opium was adopted on 11 February 1925 at the First Opium Conference of the League of Nations, signed in Geneva. The agreement was signed by the British Empire (with India), China, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal and Siam (now Thailand). It aimed to strengthen opium suppression measures, particularly in response to the rise of smuggling and the challenges posed by the illicit manufacture and...