The Protocol Amending the Agreements, Conventions and Protocols on Narcotic Drugs concluded at The Hague on 23 January 1912, at Geneva on 11 February 1925 and 19 February 1925, and 13 July 1931, at Bangkok on 27 November 1931 and at Geneva on 26 June 1936 was a treaty, signed on December 11, 1946 at Lake Success, that shifted the drug control functions previously assigned to the League of Nations to the United Nations. As the Protocol's official title suggests, it modifies the provisions of the: For other uses, see Signature (disambiguation). ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Lake Success is a village located in Nassau County, New York in the USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,797. ... Coming into force refers to the date on which a legislation, or part of legislation, becomes a law. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A party is a person or group of persons that compose a single entity which can be identified as one for the purposes of the law. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Lake Success is a village located in Nassau County, New York in the USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,797. ... The League of Nations was an international organization founded after the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

• 1912 and 1925 International Opium Conventions,
• 1931 Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, and the
• 1936 Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs.

Under this Protocol, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, appointed by the UN Economic and Social Council, took over drug policymaking from the League of Nations' Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium and Other Dangerous Drugs. In an important precedent, the Supervisory Body that was created to administer the estimate system (which required nations to keep within their predetermined estimates of necessary narcotics production, imports, exports, etc.) was appointed by: 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Opium article from The Daily Picayune, February 24, 1912, New Orleans, Louisiana. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs Opened for signature July 13, 1931 at Geneva Entered into force July 9, 1933 Conditions for entry into force Ratifications or accessions of twenty-five Members of the League of Nations or non-member States, including any four... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs Opened for signature June 26, 1936 at Geneva Entered into force October 26, 1939 Conditions for entry into force ??? Parties ??? The Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs was a drug control treaty that had... At the presiding table, from left to right: Mr. ... The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations assists the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development. ...

• The World Health Organization (two members)
• The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (one member)
• The Permanent Central Board (one member).

The Supervisory Body's successor, the International Narcotics Control Board, also had 3 of its 13 members nominated by the World Health Organization, with the rest nominated by UN members, with nominations subject to approval by the UN Economic and Social Council. No doubt in both cases, lobbying by the pharmaceutical industries influenced the inclusion of a requirement to place some scientific and medical experts on the board. However, the influence of Harry J. Anslinger and his Canadian counterpart Charles Henry Ludovic Sharman, both narcotics control officials, could be seen in the decision to allow the Commission to select somemembers (thus allowing law enforcement officials to be appointed to the Supervisory Body). Flag of World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, acting as a coordinating authority on international public health, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. ... Mr. ... The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations assists the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development. ... Harry J. Anslinger is commonly known for his extreme campaign against Cannabis. ... Charles Henry Ludovic Sharman, a Canadian, was Chief of the Narcotics Division in the Department of Pensions and National Health. ...

In accordance with the provisions of the drug control treaties, the revisions instituted by the Protocol did not require ratification to enter into force. For each Party, the treaty entered into force immediately upon their (a) signature without reservation as to approval, (b) signature subject to approval followed by acceptance or (c) acceptance. Since there were far fewer independent nations in the 1940s than there are today, the Protocol's 40 Parties – including populous empires and unions such as the United Kingdom and Soviet Union – encompassed the vast majority of the world's population. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The Protocol was terminated by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, except as it affected the 1936 Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs. However, the Protocol's influence can be plainly seen in the power structure established by the Single Convention, which remains in force. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs Opened for signature March 30, 1961 at New York Entered into force December 13, 1964[1] Conditions for entry into force 40 ratifications Parties 180[2] The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is the international treaty against illicit drug manufacture and trafficking that forms the... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs Opened for signature June 26, 1936 at Geneva Entered into force October 26, 1939 Conditions for entry into force ??? Parties ??? The Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs was a drug control treaty that had...

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Protocol Amending the Agreements, Conventions and Protocols on Narcotic Drugs concluded at The Hague on 23 January 1912, at Geneva on 11 February 1925 and 19 February 1925, and 13 July 1931, at Bangkok on 27 November 1931 and at Geneva on 26 June 1936

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