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PUBLIC LAW 86-429-APR. 22, 1960

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Public Law 86-429 AN ACT

April 22, 1960 [H. R. 529]

To discharge more effectively obligations of the United States under certain conA'entions and protocols relating to the institution of controls over the manufact u r e of narcotic diTigs, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives United States of America in Congress assembled,

of the

SHORT TITLE

1. This Act may be cited as the "Narcotics Manufacturing Narcotics ManuAct ofl960". [tet"^ ^ ' ' ° ' SECTION

NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION

SEC. 2. The enactment of this Act is necessary for the following reasons: (1) The Congress has long recognized that the manufacture, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs for nonmedical and nonscientific purposes endangers the health of the American people and threatens the general welfare. The Congress has enacted laws and the Senate has approved international conventions designed to establish effective control over domestic and international traffic in narcotic drugs. (2) Until recently, most narcotic drugs were made from natural raw materials such as the opium poppy and the coca leaf, produced in limited areas of the world. I n practice, control over the production of narcotic drugs could therefore be achieved by national and international restrictions over the production and shipment of these raw materials and their use to manufacture narcotic drugs. (3) I n recent years, however, technological advances have resulted in the development of new types of narcotic drugs, produced synthetically from a variety of generally available raw materials. As a result, controls over the production of narcotic drugs can no longer be maintained solely by controls relating to the opium poppy and the coca leaf. (4) The United States has joined with other nations in executing international conventions intended to establish suitable controls over production, shipment, and use of all narcotic drugs. These conventions are not self-executing, and the obligations of the United States thereunder must be performed pursuant to appropriate legislation. (5) I n order (A) to discharge more effectively the international obligations of the United States, (B) to promote the public health, safety, and welfare, (C) to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in narcotic drugs, and (D) to safeguard the revenue derived from taxation of narcotic drugs, the Congress finds it necessary to enact a statute for the licensing and control of the manufacture of all narcotic drugs. DEFINITIONS

SEC. 3. For the purposes of this Act— (a) The term "1931 convention" means the Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Hegulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, concluded at Geneva, July 13, 1931, and entered into force with respect gtaf. 2*2^36.^^'*^' ^^ to the United States of America, July 9, 1933, as amended by the protocol signed at Lake Success on December 11, 1946. (b) The term "1948 protocol" means the protocol bringing under international control drugs outside the scope of the convention of July 13, 1931, for limiting the manufacture and regulating the distribution of narcotic drugs (as amended by the protocol signed at Lake

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