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Article 2 bisOther than article 7(a) and article 9, this Convention does not apply to the cultivation,production, manufacture, extraction, preparation, offering, distribution, delivery,dispatch, transport, supply, purchase, acquisition, import, export, possession or use ofpsychotropic substances, or any similar or related action with respect to psychotropicsubstances where such action involves only a small quantity of substances and is for anon-commercial purpose.Article 5 – Limitation of use to medical and scientific purposesIn Article 5:1. in the heading of Article 5, for ‘Use’ substitute ‘Commercial Use’2. in paragraph 1:a) after ‘limit the’, insert ‘ trade in, and import, export, manufacture, distribution,possession and’b) for ‘as provided in Article 7’, substitute ‘to medical and scientific purposes’3. in paragraph 2:a) after ‘stocks of,’ insert ‘and’b) delete ‘, and use and possession of,’4. delete paragraph 3.Article 5. Limitation of Use Commercial Use to Medical andScientific PurposesEach Party shall limit the trade in, and import, export, manufacture, distribution,possession and use of substances in Schedule I as provided in article 7 to medical andscientific purposes.Each Party shall, except as provided in article 4, limit by such measures as it considersappropriate the manufacture, export, import, distribution and stocks of, and trade in,and use and possession of, substances in Schedules II, III and IV to medical and scientificpurposes.It is desirable that Parties do not permit the possession of substances in Schedules II, IIand IV except under legal authority.Article 7 – Schedule I substancesIn Article 7(a), for ‘Prohibit all use except for scientific and very limited medicalpurposes’, substitute ‘Require all medical and scientific use to be undertaken orsupervised’.38