Betäubungsmittelgesetz

The Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG), generally meaning Narcotics Law, is the controlled-substances law of Germany. In common with the Misuse of Drugs Act of 1971 of the United Kingdom and Controlled Substances Acts of the US and Canada, it is a consolidation of prior regulation and an implementation of treaty obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, Convention on Psychotropic Substances and other treaties.[1]

The BtMG updated the German Opium Law 1929 and mirrors the Swiss BtMG and Austrian Suchtmittelgesetz.

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References

  1. Körner, Harald Hans (1982). Betäubungsmittelgesetz: deutsches und internationales Betäubungsmittelrecht. Beck. ISBN 978-3-406-07342-7.
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