Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985. Narcotic drugs act 1967 discussion paper page 7 of 28. The act created the federal narcotics control board, composed of the secretaries of state, treasury and commerce, to prohibit. First, it seeks to limit the possession, use, trade in, distribution, import, export, manufacture and production of drugs exclusively to medical and scientific purposes. This convention aims to combat drug abuse by coordinated international action. Guidelines for the control of narcotic and psychotropic. Office of drug control therapeutic goods administration.
Narcotic drugs amendment bill 2016 parliament of australia. The issues paper provided a platform for discussion and debate about illegal drugs and the contextual setting for the development of tentative. The act shall be referred to as the law on narcotics drugs and. Narcotic drugs legislation amendment bill 2016 and narcotic.
This includes substances or products specified in schedule 2 to the act. Laws of guyana narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances control 8 cap. Notwithstanding anything contained in other sections of this act, consumption of narcotic drugs by persons falling under the following categories in the following circumstances shall not be deemed to have been prohibited. This is a compilation of the narcotic drugs act 1967 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 23 november 2016 the compilation date. Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985 india is a signatory to three of united nations drug conventions.
Passed house amended 07192000 drug addiction treatment act of 2000 amends the controlled substances act to waive the requirement that practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs to individuals for maintenance or detoxification treatment annually obtain a separate registration for that purpose, and that the attorney general register an applicant to dispense narcotic drugs to. Narcotic drugs act 1967 final report page iv of 102. Control over, and prevention of, the distribution and usage of narcotic drugs has been a major priority of the federal government and the various state governments since the early part of the twentieth century. Laws of guyana narcotic drugs and psychotropic cap. Narcotic drugs act 1967 discussion paper page 4 of 28. Law number 1777 19121977 law on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances 1. Marijuana tax act pl 75238 congress passed the marijuana. The purpose of the narcotic drugs legislation amendment bill 2016 the amendment bill is to amend the narcotic drugs act 1967 the nd act, as recently amended by the narcotic drugs amendment act 2016, to protect sensitive law enforcement information that is held by or provided to the secretary of the department of health for the. An act to make provision in relation to narcotic drugs in accordance with the single convention on narcotic drugs, 1961, as in force from time to time, and for other purposes. The notes at the end of this compilation the endnotes include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law. Narcotic drugs ac t 1967 to allow the cultivation and production of c annabis for medicinal purposes. Law number 1777 law on narcotic drugs and psychotropic 1912.
Interpretation in this act, unless the context otherwise requires. The act was proposed by representative francis burton harrison of new york and was approved on december 17, 1914. The first being the 1961 single convention on narcotic drugs, the second being the 1971 convention on psychotropic substances and the last being the 1988 convention against illicit trafficking narcotic drugs and psychotropic. Single convention on narcotic drugs 19611 and the convention on psychotropic substances 19712, which are complemented by the convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances 19883. Manufacturing licences granted under the narcotic drugs act 1967 prior to 30 october, 2016 will not be affected by the nda act and will continue to be governed by the pre30 october, 2016 law. Notwithstanding these efforts, statistics on the use of narcotics in the united states remain startling. The narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances amendment act, 2014 act no.
Is australia on its way to becoming the worlds largest. Suggested adjustments to increase australias healthrelated cannabis laws. Narcotic drugs act 1967 cth the nd act establishes a regulatory framework with a dual purpose. The narcotic control act the act, passed in 1961, was one of canadas national drug control statutes prior to its repeal by the 1996 controlled drugs and substances act. General assembly defining and relating to narcotic drugs and to make uniform the law with references thereto ohio adopts the uniform narcotic drugs act. The international narcotics control board and the united nations division of narcotic drugs deserve special thanks for their advice and active participation. Review of the narcotic drugs act 1967 final report. It also sets up a national regulator to track cannabis products. The narcotics included in the act are drugs such as heroin, cocaine and cannabis. Requests for information and documents under section 14j of the nd act 92. Review of the narcotic drugs act 1967 discussion paper. The provision of funds by the government of the netherlands and the united nations fund for drug abuse control made the guidelines possible and calls for special mention.
Supplementary pages to an application for a licence to. Recommended changes to improve australian medicinal cannabis. The nda act allows for regulations being promulgated and the first regulation is in place for effective commencement on 30 october, 2016. These laws established the procedures for approval and licensing of practitioners. On five september 2019, professor john mcmillan aos final report report on the operation of the narcotic drugs act 1967 nd act was tabled in parliament. Additional problems have, however, arisen from the use of modern synthetic drugs created in large numbers by scientists in medicine and industry. Davies collison cave australia legalises medicinal cannabis. Known also as the jonesmiller act, it was the first step in monitoring international commerce in opiates. Recommended changes to improve australias medical cannabis. With limited exceptions, cannabis has been treated by commonwealth, state and territory laws. Narcotic drugs act 1967 andor the therapeutic goods act 1989, or if you hold a customs licence to import, you must provide a copy of the licence.
This is a compilation of the narcotic drugs act 1967 that shows the. The 1961 convention, which was expanded and strengthened by the 1972 protocol, is considered a major achievement in international drug control because it consolidated all previous conventions and streamlined the international drug control machinery. It implemented the provisions of the single convention on narcotic drugs. On 5 september 2019, professor john mcmillan aos final report report on the operation of the narcotic drugs act 1967 nd act was tabled in parliament. Short title this act may be cited as the food and drugs act 1967.
The narcotic addiction treatment act of 1974 and the drug addiction treatment act of 2000 amended the csa with respect to the use of controlled substances in the medical treatment of addiction. Cannabis cannabis sativa is a narcotic drug that has been tightly controlled in australia for many years. Narcotic drugs act 1967 table of provisions long title chapter 1preliminary part 1general provisions 1. In order to ensure employee, contractor and visitor safety, wellbeing and fitness for work, hunter water corporation has implemented an alcohol and other drugs testing regime. Prior to 2016, cannabis was an illegal narcotic, and it remains so outside of the medicinal cannabis scheme. The aim of the changes is to provide a pathway of legallygrown cannabis for the manufacture of suitable medicinal cannabis products in australia while still meeting international obligations under the single convention on narcotic drugs.
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