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	International Narcotics Control Board Summary
		Since 1949, the Bulletin on Narcotics has reported on the activity of the INCB and other drug control bodies.
		Article 12 of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances requires the Board to report annually to the Commission on the implementation of the Convention's restrictions on chemicals in Table I and Table II, the treaty's two categories of precursor substances in illicit drug manufacture.
		Protocol Amending the Agreements, Conventions and Protocols on Narcotic Drugs concluded at The Hague on 23 January 1912, at Geneva on 11 February 1925 and 19 February 1925, and 13 July 1931, at Bangkok on 27 November 1931 and at Geneva on 26 June 1936.
	www.bookrags.com /International_Narcotics_Control_Board (2176 words)

	Bulletin on Narcotics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bulletin on Narcotics is a publication of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
		First published in 1949, the bulletin provides a great deal of insight into the legislative history of the drug control treaties of the 20th century, including the earlier treaties as well as:
		The 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bulletin_on_Narcotics (102 words)

	TNI Drugs and Democracy
		Abstract: The proposed single convention on narcotics, which would replace the existing eight international instruments dating back to 1912, was the major concern of the seventh session of the United Nation Commission on Narcotic Drugs, held at United Nations Headquarters from 15 April to 9 May 1952.
		Abstract: The Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the United Nations decided at its fourteenth session (1959) to call upon the governments of a number of countries in America to encourage close mutual co-operation of their national authorities and to work closely with the international bodies concerned in the field of narcotics control.
		By using qualitative methodology and techniques it was possible to gain access to the typical world inhabited by the interviewees, and thus to characterize the subjects of the study in the light of their closest social reference points (family, peer group, education and work).
	www.tni.org /drugscoca-docs/bulletinofnarcoticos.htm (5542 words)

	Lycaeum > Leda > Physico-chemical methods for the identification of narcotics Part V - Paper chromatography 1959
		Only a few of the narcotics - e.g., papaverine, narcotine and laudanine, which have isoquinoline moeities in their molecules - fluoresce, while morphine, codeine and thebaine, which have a phenanthrofuran nucleus with varying degrees of saturation, may be located at 2537 Å by their ultra-violet-quenching effect.
		Sensitivity of detection of narcotics by means of fluorescence and absorbance, which are important physical properties connected with identification by ultra-violet light, are influenced by the wavelength of the source of irradiation - e.g., shade of colour and absorbance - and the technique of observation - e.g., transmitted or reflected light.
		Problems of detection of the narcotics employed by addicts and of drugs in tissues in toxicological cases are closely related in degree of difficulty and in the methods used for their solution.
	leda.lycaeum.org /?ID=16661 (6926 words)

	UNODC - Bulletin on Narcotics - Volume LI, Nos. 1 and 2, 1999 - (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The significance of this Convention is twofold: (a) it established narcotics control as an institution of international law on a multilateral basis; and (b) it established, in rudimentary form, the present national narcotics control regime.
		Completely synthetic dependence-producing narcotic analgesics were marketed after the adoption of the 1931 Convention and, in the aftermath of the Second World War, it became evident that the problems connected with the use of these synthetic drugs (pethidine, methadone etc.) were identical with the consumption of natural opiates.
		After the adoption of the 1961 Convention and the emergence of cannabis abuse in industrialized countries, it became evident that the provisions of that Convention, intended to eliminate the traditional use of cannabis, were inadequate to prevent the large-scale illicit traffic in cannabis which was a consequence of the increase in its new illicit demand.
	www.odccp.org.cob-web.org:8888 /odccp/bulletin/bulletin_1999-01-01_1_page003.html (5859 words)

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		Narcotic drugs, additional cooperative arrangements to curb illegal traffic: agreement between the United States of America and Mexico, amending the agreement of (June 2, 1977, as amended and extended, effected by exchange of letters, signed at Mexico (November 10, 1983.
		Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 44:1 (January 1, 1990), pp.
		The Draft Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances: a report on the status of the draft convention, the U.S. negotiating position, and issues for the Senate / prepared for the use of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control.
	paranoia.lycaeum.org /biblio/drug-bib (16221 words)

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		International Narcotics Control Board The INCB annual reports provide a comprehensive survey of the narcotics control situation worldwide since 1995.
		Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements Provides statistics on the availability of narcotics for both illicit and medical purposes.
		Report of the International Narcotics Control Board Provides information on the cultivation, production, manufacture, and use of illicit drugs worldwide, as well as the availability of these drugs for medical purposes.
	www.library.uiuc.edu /doc/inter/topic/crime.htm (327 words)

	The Consumers Union Report on Licit and Illicit Drugs
		On January 1, 1932, the newly established Federal Bureau of Narcotics, a unit in the Treasury Department, took over from the Alcohol Unit of the department the enforcement of the federal anti-opiate and anti-cocaine laws; and former Assistant Prohibition Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger took over as commissioner of narcotics.
		The cases presented in the bulletin were described as "culled at random from the files of the U.S. Bureau of Narcotics."
		The best efforts of an efficient bureau of narcotics, supplemented by the efforts of an equally efficient bureau of customs, have failed to stop the unlawful flow of opium and coca leaves and their compounds and derivatives, on which the continuance and spread of narcotic addiction depends.
	www.rism.org /isg/dlp/ganja/analyses/curlig56.html (4006 words)

	ODCCP - Bulletin on Narcotics - 1980 Issue 4 - 005
		Lerner, "The precise determination of tetrahydrocannabinol in marihuana and hashish", Bulletin on Narcotics (United Nations publication), vol.
		Kinzer and others, "The fate of the cannabinoid components of marihuana during smoking", Bulletin on Narcotics (United Nations publication), vol.
		Marshman, R. Popham and C. Yawney, "A note on the carmabinoid content of Jamaican ganja", Bulletin on Narcotics (United Nations publication), vol.
	www.cannabislegal.de /studien/bon_1980_4_005.htm (2680 words)

	UN Publications Catalogue Update: Alphabetical Listing
		DESCRIPTION: This inaugural issue of the Bulletin is a concrete manifestation of the concerted efforts that are being made to enhance the role and relevance of the secretariat in the ESCAP region.
		LANGUAGE: E. The Bulletin of Narcotics is designed to provide information on developments in drug control at the local, national, regional and international levels for the benefit of the international community.
		The Bulletin of Narcotics is designed to provide information on developments in drug control at the local, national, regional and international levels that would benefit the international community.
	www.un.org /Pubs/update/b_update.htm (5909 words)

	Notes: Introduction: The Consequences of Complicity
		However, her strict narcotics laws (execution by firing squad for convicted traffickers) have discouraged the illicit opium traffic and prevented any of Iran's production from entering the international market.
		Estimates for illicit opium production made by the U.N. and the U.S. Bureau of Narcotics vary widely and fluctuate from year to year as conditions in the opiumproducing nations change and statistical data improve.
		In general, U.S. Bureau of Narcotics estimates have tended to underestimate the scope of illicit production in Southeast Asia, while the U.N. has tended to minimize production in South Asia, The statistics used above are compiled from both U.N. and U.S. Bureau of Narcotics figures in an attempt to correct both imbalances.
	www.drugtext.org /library/books/McCoy/book/notesin.htm (584 words)

	References and Selected Bibliographies
		Bulletin on Narcotics, 1971, 23(2): 5- 1 0.
		Bulletin on Narcotics, 19 7 1, 2 3 (1): 2 9 - 3 2.
		Bulletin on Narcotics, 195 1, 3(Iand2) (and current supplements).
	www.druglibrary.org /schaffer/Library/studies/ledain/ldc2ref.htm (13215 words)

	TNI Drugs and Democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The inclusion of coca in the 1961 Convention has caused much harm to the Andean region and a historical correction is long overdue, for the sake of further conflict prevention and out of respect for the Andean culture.
		Bulletin of Narcotics, from 1949 until 1996: 90 documents on the coca leaf and cocaine
		Before, during and after its inclusion in the number 1 list of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, the controversy on whether the coca leaf is or is not to be considered a narcotic drug, worthy of control by the international institutions and mechanisms, reached apparent irreconcilable positions.
	www.tni.org /drugscoca-docs/coca.htm (1504 words)

	An Introduction to the Opium Poppy -- Poppies.org
		Much work has been done on this subject, and it may now be said that with the exception of protopine, cryptopine and thebaine, none of the opium alkaloids are found in any genus of the plant other than Papaver.
		It may therefore be concluded that for the purposes of narcotics control only Papaver somniferum and Papaver setigerum are of importance.
		The normal process is that poppies cultivated in a given region eventually acquire a number of common general characteristics and tend to form a local variety.
	www.poppies.org /2001/07/13/an-introduction-to-the-opium-poppy (2579 words)

	journals
		Bulletin on Narcotics (United Nations publications) vol 37 No.4 (1985) pp 83-86.
		Fairbairn, J. The trichomes and glands of Cannabis sativa L. Bulletin on narcotics, 24:4:29-33, 1972.
		Examination of the narcotic and its related components in hemps, crude drugs and plant organs by gas-liquid chromatography and thin-layer chromatography.
	www.cannabase.com /cl/bcga/journals/journals.htm (3487 words)

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		As stated in the article, "The prescription of narcotics for pain control is regulated by a decree of January 17,1977, amended on August 16, 1985, which requires the use of an official prescription form available in only one location per city.
		The plan is also intended to make timely and accurate assessments of the requirements for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and to ensure the availability and lawful distribution of the amounts required." The article discusses the strategies which will be required to meet the objectives of a policy which promotes medical availability while preventing diversion.
		With regard to the eradication of narcotic crops, ASEP considers the idea of integrated community development to be an appropriate approach to eradicating coca plantations in those areas where the growing of coca bush is part of the cultural tradition." (taken from abstract)
	www.medsch.wisc.edu /painpolicy/publicat/monograp/latin.htm (5868 words)

	Marihuana and Driving
		The studies examine the relationship between marihuana and driving and tend to be either statistical and enumerative with regard to traffic accidents or experimental with respect to the physiological and psychological effects of marihuana use deemed to be related to driving skill and performance.
		All three drug using groups had significantly higher accident and violation rates than did the comparison group matched for age and sex; the accident rate for the marihuana users was 39% higher; for the narcotics users, 29% higher; and for the dangerous drug users, 57% higher.
		M "The Criminogenic Action of Cannabis (Marihuana) and Narcotics," UN Bulletin of Narcotics, 16: 23-28,1964.
	www.indiesent.com /ganjab/maridriv.html (4751 words)

	Erowid Psilocybin Mushroom Vault : Article (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Ololiuqui is still used in our day by certain tribes, such as the Zapotecs, Chinantecs, Mazatecs, and Mixtecs, who live in the remote mountains of southern Mexico in comparative isolation, little or not at all influenced by Christianity.
		Unlike the true narcotics of the opium and heroin class, etc., whose injurious effects develop in a chronic fashion, the hallucinogens do not give rise to addiction.
		Much is made of this by the proponents of the release of the hallucinogens for general use to support the innocuous nature of these substances.
	www.erowid.org.cob-web.org:8888 /plants/mushrooms/references/other/1971_hofmann_bulletin-narcotics.shtml (5875 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
		Mainland teens have been found in possession of the drug in 1-inch plastic bags or paper or tin foil folds.
		No reports of people abusing ketamine -- known by its street name as Special K or Bump -- have surfaced here, but state narcotics officials don't want to take any chances.
		"I can assure you, every time we have a drug problem on the mainland, it comes here," said Ed Howard, supervising investigator with the state narcotics enforcement division.
	starbulletin.com /97/04/21/news/story2.html (519 words)

	DEA Resources, Microgram, March 2006
		The laboratory commonly receives "fl tar" heroin; however, white heroin is quite rare, and this was in fact the largest submission of white heroin ever submitted to the laboratory.
		It is interesting to note that the "low dose" effects from the chewing of whole Kratom leaves are described to be stimulating, while "high dose" effects of Kratom extracts are more akin to a narcotic analgesic (i.e., opium-like).
		In the study of the analgesic activity of Kratom and its constituents, Takayama concluded that the crude extract of the leaves has an opioid agonistic effect [1].
	www.usdoj.gov /dea/programs/forensicsci/microgram/mg0306/mg0306.html (4069 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The present article provides a description of some of the principles that are considered by Bahá'í communities in developing programmes for the prevention of drug abuse that target the individual, the family and society.
		The home is seen as an ideal place for early drug abuse prevention.
		, the consumption of alcoholic beverages, narcotic drugs, and substances not prescribed for medical purposes is forbidden.
	bahai-library.com /?file=ghadirian_drug_abuse_prevention (2075 words)

	Opioid Analgesics for Cancer Pain Relief: Asia
		The goals include an increase in training, and increase in availability of both narcotic and non-narcotic methods of pain control, establishment of cancer pain units in hospitals, public education, and a review of national drug regulations.
		The national government published manuals of care for terminally ill cancer patients and amended narcotics regulation in order to improve the accessibility of opioid analgesics, especially morphine, to cancer patients with pain.
		Graphs within the document indicate the number of reported morphine addicts which were hospitalized from 1963-1990, number of morphine-related violators from 1985-1991, the amount of solid morphine seized in 1990 and 1991, and the total quantities of opiates seized worldwide, including morphine.
	www.medsch.wisc.edu /painpolicy/publicat/monograp/asia.htm (6908 words)

	Drug policy : Sweden [Illicit drugs and alcohol]
		In 1988, laws were passed outlawing the consumption of illegal drugs and since 1993, police have has the power to force people suspected of having used drugs to undergo a urine or blood test, without there being a question of any disturbance.
		The principal sources of Swedish drug law are the Narcotics Drugs Act (1968), and the Narcotics Drugs Ordinance(1962) and the Smuggling of Goods Act (1960).
		Prison terms are available for all drug offences and the maximum prison terms for serious drug offences are only lower than murder, robbery and arson.
	www.aic.gov.au /research/drugs/international/sweden.html (296 words)

	Grimault's Asthmatic Cigarettes
		According to the United Nations [Bulletin on Narcotics 1951],
		Under the subtitle: "Preparations exempted from the control measures of the Narcotics Conventions: The following formula is given:
		An interesting question, but one beyond the subject and interests of antique collectors.
	antiquecannabisbook.com /chap7/CGrimault.htm (426 words)

	Reddy's Forensic Home Page
		Bulletin on Narcotics Special issue on Khat- 1980 Issue 3
		The Chemistry of Khat (ODCCP - Bulletin on Narcotics - 1980 Issue 3)
		ODCCP - Bulletin on Narcotics - 1980 Issue 3- Khat: Some Introductory Remarks
	www.forensicpage.com /new15.htm (220 words)

	The law on hemp
		Fortunately, the Japanese side was able to convince the military government to adopt a permit system instead, where license holders were able to grow and possess cannabis, so that hemp cultivation which then employed thousands of farmers could continue legally to this day.
		Ministry of Health, in UNDCP "Bulletin on Narcotics" (1968)
		After Japan regained its sovereignity the new hemp law was widely ignored for about two decades as no one understood why it had been passed at all.
	www.taima.org /en/law.htm (1483 words)

	Notes 6 Hong Kong: Heir to the Heroin Traffic
		Police records show that he is a Kowloon resident who is known to the police for his involvement in gambling and narcotics.
		Privately, one narcotics officer labeled him as Hong Kong's maior drug importer and provided much of the following information (interview with a Narcotics Bureau police officer, Hong Kong, July 13, 1971).
		In March 1970 the director of the Bureu of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs estimated that the U.S. consumed a total of 2.5 to 3.0 tons of heroin a year (The New York Times, March 6, 1970, p.
	www.drugtext.org /library/books/McCoy/book/notes6.htm (934 words)

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		UNODC - Bulletin on Narcotics - 1985 Issue 4 - 002
		UNODC - Bulletin on Narcotics - 1973 Issue 1 - 002
	www.tryptamind.com /linked/metabolism-thc.htm (558 words)

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