Commission on Narcotic Drugs

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is the central drug policy-making body within the United Nations system. Its predecessor, the Advisory Committee on the Traffic in Opium and Other Dangerous Drugs, was established by the first Assembly of the League of Nations on December 15, 1920. The Advisory Committee held its first meeting from May 2 to May 5, 1921, and continued its activities until 1940http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/bulletin/bulletin_1999-01-01_1_page003.html. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs was established by the UN Economic and Social Council in 1946, with Canadian Charles Henry Ludovic Sharman as its first chair. The Commission has important functions under the drug control treaties in force todayhttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/bulletin/bulletin_1966-01-01_1_page002.html. Most notably, it can amend the Schedules of controlled substances.

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United Nations - League of Nations - December 15 - 1920 - May 2 - May 5 - 1921 - 1940 - UN Economic and Social Council - 1946 - Charles Henry Ludovic Sharman

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