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Dutch drug law
Not to be confused with Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897.
The Opium Law (Opiumwet in Dutch) is the section of the Dutch law which covers nearly all psychotropic drugs.
The OpiumLaw (Opiumwet in Dutch) is the section of the Dutch law which covers nearly all psychotropic drugs. In 1912, the First International Opium Conference...
Opium (or poppy tears, scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. Approximately...
An opium den was an establishment in which opium was sold and smoked. Opium dens were prevalent in many parts of the world in the 19th century, most notably...
Afghanistan has long had a history of opium poppy cultivation and harvest. As of 2021, Afghanistan's harvest produces more than 90% of illicit heroin...
The laws targeted opium smoking, but not other methods of ingestion. Britain passed the All-India Opium Act of 1878, which limited recreational opium sales...
Laudanum is a tincture of opium containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight (the equivalent of 1% morphine). Laudanum is prepared by dissolving...
the opium poppy or breadseed poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is the species of plant from which both opium and poppy...
The First Opium War (Chinese: 第一次鴉片戰爭; pinyin: Dìyīcì yāpiàn zhànzhēng), also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought...
The Opium Wars (simplified Chinese: 鸦片战争; traditional Chinese: 鴉片戰爭 Yāpiàn zhànzhēng) were two conflicts waged between China and Western powers during...
history of opium in China began with the use of opium for medicinal purposes during the 7th century. In the 17th century the practice of mixing opium with tobacco...
and trade of non-medicinal drugs described by the OpiumLaw are all technically illegal under Dutch law, official policy since the late 20th century has...
the same category as cocaine, as both are List I drugs of the OpiumLaw. The OpiumLaw specifically mentions the leaves of the plants of the genus Erythroxylon...
Opium in Iran is widely available, and the country has been estimated to have the highest per capita number of opioid addicts in the world at a rate of...
available in opium dens. In the Netherlands, all parts of Papaver somniferum after harvesting (except for the seeds) are illegal by law, as they are Listed...
containing less than 20 mg of temazepam, are all placed on List 2 of the OpiumLaw. A prescription is needed for possession of all benzodiazepines. Temazepam...
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. In the Netherlands it is a List 1 drug of the OpiumLaw. Rob Ford, the 64th mayor of Toronto, was filmed smoking crack while he...
International Opium Convention refers either to the first International Opium Convention signed at The Hague in 1912, or to the second International Opium Convention...
of the OpiumLaw, while formulations containing 20 mg or more of the drug (along with the gel-capsules) are a List 1 substance of the OpiumLaw, thus subject...
reported in the Los Angeles Herald in an article mentioning the city law against opium smoking.[citation needed] At the beginning of the 20th century, cocaine...
Act (1968). In the Netherlands, alprazolam is a List 2 substance of the OpiumLaw and is available for prescription.[citation needed] In Germany, alprazolam...
Legal cultivation of opium for medicinal purposes is carried out in India, only in selected areas, under free licensing conditions. India is the world's...
scheduling of barbiturates as controlled drugs. In the Netherlands, the OpiumLaw classifies all barbiturates as List II drugs, with the exception of secobarbital...
of jail time. In the Netherlands, diamorphine is a List I drug of the OpiumLaw. It is available for prescription under tight regulation exclusively to...
necessary to distinguish cocaine from coca leaves or the plant itself. "Law 23737". 2021-07-24. "Poisons Standard October 2015". Archived from the original...
a strong opiate that is found naturally in opium, a dark brown resin produced by drying the latex of opium poppies (Papaver somniferum). It is mainly...
Drugs Act 1971. In the Netherlands, fentanyl is a List I substance of the OpiumLaw. In the U.S., fentanyl is a Schedule II controlled substance per the Controlled...
buccally, or orally. In the Netherlands, midazolam is a List II drug of the OpiumLaw. Midazolam is a Schedule IV drug under the Convention on Psychotropic...
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