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In June 2021, Cannabis & Co. opened the first legal dispensary in Peru for the sale of medicinal marijuana [10] after obtaining signed consent (permits) from the following four Peruvian government entities: General Directorate of Medicines; Supplies and Drugs (Digemid) Ministry of Health (Minsa) Anti-Drug Directorate of the National Police [11]
Territory Drug and precursor laws United Nations INCB – Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 [1] INCB – Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971 [2] INCB – United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988 [3]
The illegal drug trade in Peru includes the growing of coca and the shipment of cocaine to the United States. In an example of the balloon effect , dramatic falls in coca cultivation in the late 1990s saw cultivation move to Colombia .
The three treaties are complementary and mutually supportive. [1] They serve to maintain a classification system of controlled substances, including psychoactive drugs and plants, and chemical precursors, to ensure the regulated supply of those substances determined to be useful for medical and scientific purposes, and to otherwise prevent production, distribution and use, with some limited ...
The decision affected the second paragraph of Article 14 of the country's drug control legislation (Law Number 23,737) that punishes the possession of drugs for personal consumption with prison sentences ranging from one month to two years (although education or treatment measures can substitute penalties).
Peru is a top coca and cocaine producer alongside Colombia, and its less-populous regions have become attractive to drug traffickers. Coca plantations in the Aguaytia region inched up some 3% last ...
The 1988 Convention was introduced following the political and sociological developments in the 1970s and 1980s. The growing demand for cannabis, cocaine, and heroin for recreational purposes, mostly in the developed world, triggered an increase of illicit production in geographical areas where cannabis, coca, and opium had been traditionally cultivated.
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said on Monday that she would discuss a plan to tackle drug trafficking in an upcoming meeting with her U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, as she travels to Washington ...