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roadmaps to reforming the un drug conventions - Beckley Foundation

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Article 1 − definition of ‘consumed’In Article 1(2), after ‘scientific research’, insert ‘, or personal use’.…Article 1. Definitions2. For <strong>the</strong> purposes of this Convention a <strong>drug</strong> shall be regarded as “consumed” when ithas been supplied <strong>to</strong> any person or enterprise for retail distribution, medical use orscientific research, or personal use; and “consumption” shall be construed accordingly.New Article 3 bisInsert as Article 3 bis:‘O<strong>the</strong>r than Article 30(2)(b), this Convention does not apply <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> cultivation,production, manufacture, distribution, supply, purchase, acquisition, import, export,possession or use of <strong>drug</strong>s, or any similar or related action with respect <strong>to</strong> <strong>drug</strong>s wheresuch action involves only a small quantity of <strong>drug</strong>s and is for a non-commercialpurpose.’Article 3 bisO<strong>the</strong>r than article 30(2)(b), this Convention does not apply <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> cultivation,production, manufacture, distribution, supply, purchase, acquisition, import, export,possession or use of <strong>drug</strong>s, or any similar or related action with respect <strong>to</strong> <strong>drug</strong>s wheresuch action involves only a small quantity of <strong>drug</strong>s and is for a non-commercialpurpose.Article 4(c) – general obligation <strong>to</strong> limit use and actions <strong>to</strong> medical and scientific purposesDelete Article 4(c).Article 4. General ObligationsThe parties shall take such legislative and administrative measures as may be necessary:…(c) subject <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> provisions of this Convention, <strong>to</strong> limit exclusively <strong>to</strong> medical andscientific purposes <strong>the</strong> production, manufacture, export, import, distribution of, trade in,use and possession of <strong>drug</strong>s.43

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