The International Opium Commission was a meeting convened in 1909 in Shanghai that represented one of the first steps toward international drug prohibition. Dr. Hamilton Wright and Episcopal Bishop Henry Brent headed the U.S. delegation. According to Release, "The formal designation of the meeting as 'commission' reflects the fact that the United States had been unsuccessful in its attempts to convene a 'conference': this latter status would have conferred upon the meeting the power to draft regulations to which signatory states would be bound by international law"[1]. The Commission was only authorized to make recommendations. 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the general concept, see Prohibitionism. ...
The meeting united the attending nations behind the cause of opium prohibition, leading to the 1912International Opium Convention. This article does not adequately cite its references. ... 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). ... Opium article from The Daily Picayune, February 24, 1912, New Orleans, Louisiana. ...
The InternationalOpium Convention, signed at The Hague on January 23, 1912, was the first international drug control treaty.
The United States convened a 13-nation conference of the InternationalOpiumCommission in 1909 in Shanghai, China in response to increasing criticism of the opium trade.
A revised InternationalOpium Convention was signed on February 19, 1925, which went into effect on September 25, 1928[1].
At its centre are three widely-accepted and widely-ratified international treaties with comprehensive reporting and control mechanisms, and an independent international expert body which monitors and supervises the compliance of Governments with treaty obligations- the International Narcotics Control Board.
The existence of the international drug control system has further prevented the recurrence of addiction epidemics which were commonplace at the beginning of the century.
The Board is pleased to note that the European Commission and individual member States of the European Union have recognized this problem and have confirmed their commitment to us to find a workable solution to strengthen already existing chemical controls in the region.
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