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Legislation and Control Measures

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Cover and table of contents of the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961

The framework for the international control of narcotic drugs is established by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in 1961. Additionally, the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and its subsidiary body, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), have issued a number of resolutions reiterating the provisions and expanding the framework of control of the 1961 Convention.

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Resolutions

Since the establishment of the Convention both ESOSOC and the CND have issued various resolutions expanding the scope and reiterating the provisions of the 1961 Convention.