We have received a copy of the Dangerous Drugs Bill, recently before the Home Parliament. It is designed to give effect to the International Opium Convention which Great Britain by Art. 295 of the Treaty of Versailles bound itself to bring into force. Besides forbidding the importation of raw opium into the United Kingdom, except under licence, and preventing its export therefrom to any country prohibiting or restricting its importation (again except under licence) it absolutely forbids the import into or export from the United Kingdom of any prepared opium. Opium smoking and attendant offences are covered, while a third section is designed to prevent the import or export of cocaine, morphine etc. and makes legislative provision of a. similar nature against any new derivative of these drugs or their salts. The
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