News:1996-11-24/Policy/inner-mongolia-adopts-anti-drug-regulations-naming-cannabis-in-its-statutory-definition-of-narcotics

News record24 November 1996Policy

Inner Mongolia adopts anti-drug regulations naming cannabis in its statutory definition of narcotics

The Standing Committee of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Congress passed the region's first anti-drug regulations. The statutory definition of narcotics names cannabis alongside opium, heroin, morphine and cocaine, following the pattern set by the 1990 national Decision. As with the national statute, no cannabis-specific quantity threshold is given.

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Date24 Nov 1996

CategoryPolicy

CountryChina

State / provinceInner Mongolia

Agency内蒙古自治区人民代表大会常务委员会 (Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Congress Standing Committee)

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1996-11-24 Policy Inner Mongolia adopts anti-drug regulations naming cannabis in its statutory definition of narcotics The Standing Committee of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Congress passed the region's first anti-drug regulations. The statutory definition of narcotics names cannabis alongside opium, heroin, morphine and cocaine, following the pattern set by the 1990 national Decision. As with the national statute, no cannabis-specific quantity threshold is given. https://lsbar.com/law/25753 China Inner Mongolia 内蒙古自治区人民代表大会常务委员会 (Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Congress Standing Committee)