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| long_name           = Protocol for Limiting and Regulating the Cultivation of the Poppy Plant, the Production of, International and Wholesale Trade in, and Use of Opium
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| date_signed         = June 23, 1953
| location_signed     = [[New York City]]
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| date_effective      = March 8, 1963
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The '''Protocol for Limiting and Regulating the Cultivation of the Poppy Plant, the Production of, International and Wholesale Trade in, and Use of Opium''', signed on June 23, [[1953]] in [[New York]], was a drug control treaty, promoted by [[Harry Anslinger]], with the purpose of imposing stricter controls on [[opium]] production. Article 6 of the treaty limited opium production to seven countries. Article 2 stated that Parties were required to "limit the use of opium exclusively to medical and scientific needs". It did not receive sufficient ratifications to enter into force until [[1963]], by which time it had been superseded by the [[1961]] [[Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs]].

==References==
*[http://www.parl.gc.ca/37/1/parlbus/commbus/senate/com-e/ille-e/rep-e/repfinalvol3-e.htm Cannabis: Our Position for a Canadian Public Policy], Report of the Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, Sep. 2002.

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