APPENDIX F
DECREE LAW No. 008/TT/SLU ON THE ERADICATION OF TOXIC, NARCOTIC AND DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES
(Promulgated by President Thieu on August 12, 1972)
Considering the Republic of Vietnam Constitution dated April 1, 1967. Considering Ordinance No. 60 dated Sept. 27, 1955 on opium and modifying Decree dated July 16, 1919 which was amended by Decree No. 49/1011 dated July 26, 1949 on toxic, narcotic, and dangerous substances;
Considering law No. 005/72 dated June 28, 1972 delegating to the RVN Presi- dent the power to promulgate by Decree Laws necessary measures in the domains of Security, Defense, Economy and Finance within a six-months period.
After the Ministerial Council's discussions.
Decree Law
Article 1: Ordinance No. 60 dated Sept. 27, 1955 on opium is abolished and a Decree dated July 16, 1919 amended by Decree No. 49/1011 dated July 26, 1949 on toxic, narcotic and dangerous substances is modified.
Article 2: Three name-lists of toxic drugs (A) narcotics (B) and dangerous substances (C) established along with this Decree-Law are to replace three lists A, B, C attached to Decree dated July 16, 1919 amended by Decree No. 49/1011 dated July 26, 1949.
Violations and punitive measures.
Chapter I
Article 3: Penal servitude for life penalty will be given to those who use narcotics not for medical and teaching purpose or violate the regulations in force on narcotics. Violations include import, export, speculation, cultivation, distilla- tion, transportation concession of the following kinds of narcotics: opium, mor- phine and heroin, cocaine, pethidine. The offender, if belonging to a well-organized group will be subject to death penalty.
Solitary confinement penalty will also be handed down to those who use sub- stances in list B not for medical or instruction purpose, or violate the regula- tions in force on narcotics. Act regarded as violations are import, export, cultiva- tion, distillation, transportation, speculation and concession of narcotics of list B including marijuana, (root, branches, leaves, browse resine of Cannabis). The limited hard labor penalty is envisaged for violators who are members of an organization.
Article 4: Speculation of narcotics listed in Article 3 at shops or private resi- dences for in-place consumers is prohibited throughout the RVN territory.
The speculator will be given confinement penalty. Offenders who are the specu- lators or admit minor youths will receive limited hard labor penalty.
Consumers of narcotics including marijuana, and Cannabis plants not for medical purpose under whatever form will be subject to one year to five years of imprisonment and fined from VN$ 5,000 to VN$ 100,000.
Article 5: As for toxic substances likely to cause addiction:
--Amphetamine group such as Maxiton, substances of similar character or effect such as Dexanphetamine, Methamphetamine, Phenmetrazine group such as Obesitol: Methylphenidate group and Pipradol group.
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-Sleeping drugs: Barbiturates such as Binoctal, Immeroctal and substances of the same category.
Punitive measures are fixed as follows:
a-Those who, not for medical or instruction purpose and not in accordance with the regulations in-force on narcotics, toxic and dangerous substances. hoard, transport, produce, distill, import, export, keep in warehouse or concede the above-mentioned hard drugs will be sentenced to from one year to five years of imprisonment and fined from VN$ 5,000 to VN$ 100,000. The confinement penalty is reserved for those violators who are members of organization.
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