Knowra Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs The 1961 United Nations treaty that consolidated earlier drug-control agreements and established an international system to limit narcotic drugs to medical and scientific purposes.
International Narcotics Control Board : An independent treaty body that monitors implementation of international drug-control conventions and estimates countries’ legitimate drug requirements. It reviews national estimates and monitors compliance with the Convention’s controls.
International Opium Convention : The 1912 treaty that began multilateral international regulation of opium and related drugs. It established an early treaty framework that the 1961 Convention later consolidated.
Cannabis and international law : The body of international legal rules governing cannabis cultivation, trade, possession, and use. The Convention placed cannabis and cannabis resin under international control.
Convention on Psychotropic Substances : The 1971 United Nations treaty controlling psychotropic substances such as amphetamines, hallucinogens, and sedatives. It extended treaty control to substances not adequately covered by the 1961 Convention.
Global drug prohibition regime : The international and domestic system of laws restricting nonmedical production, trade, and use of controlled drugs. The Convention became a central legal foundation for this global regime.
Commission on Narcotic Drugs : A United Nations Economic and Social Council commission that shapes international drug-control policy and decides on substance scheduling under the conventions. It can place substances under the Convention’s control by changing its schedules.
1925 International Opium Convention : A League of Nations treaty that expanded international controls on opium, coca, and related drug trade. Its controls formed part of the earlier treaty system replaced by the Single Convention.
Opium poppy cultivation : The agricultural production of opium poppies, whose latex contains morphine and other alkaloids. The Convention subjects opium production and trade to licensing and reporting controls.
United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances : The 1988 United Nations treaty strengthening international cooperation against illicit drug trafficking and related crime. It emphasizes enforcement cooperation, unlike the 1961 Convention’s broader control system.
War on drugs : A term for intensified law-enforcement campaigns against illicit drug production, distribution, and use. The treaty framework helped enable national strategies centered on criminal enforcement.
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