Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- This Law prescribes the prevention and checking of as well as the fight against drug-related evils; the control of lawful activities related to drug; the responsibilities of individuals, families, agencies and organizations in drug prevention and fight.
Article 2.- In this Law, the following terms are construed as follows:
1. Narcotic substances are addictive substances, centripetalneurotropic substances, prescribed in the lists promulgated by the Government.
2. Additive substances are neurogenic or neurosuppressible substances easily causing addiction to users.
3. Centripetalneurotropic substances are those which stimulate or inhibit nerves or cause illusion, may cause addiction to users if they are used repeatedly for many times.
4. Pre-substances are chemicals indispensible in process of preparation and production of narcotics, specified in the lists promulgated by the Government.
5. Addictive medicines, centripetalneurotropic medicines are curative medicines prescribed in the lists promulgated by the Health Ministry, which contain substances prescribed in Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article.
6. Narcotic- bearing plants include opium poppy, coca, marijuana or other plants carrying narcotics, prescribed by the Government.
7. Drug prevention and fight means preventing, checking and fighting drug-related evils and controlling lawful activities related to drug.
8. Drug-related evils mean drug addiction, drug-related crimes and other illegal acts concerning drug.
9. Lawful drug-related activities include activities of researching, expertising, producing, transporting, preserving, storing, selling and buying, distributing, using, treating, exchanging, importing, exporting and/or transiting substances prescribed in Clauses 1, 4 and 5 of this Article, permitted by the competent State bodies under the provisions of law.
10. Control of drug-related lawful activities means permitting, monitoring, inspecting and supervising the activities prescribed in Clause 9 of this Article and preventing and checking the abuse of such activities for other purposes.
11. Drug addicts are persons who use narcotic substances, addictive medicines, centripetalneurotropic medicines and depend on such substances.
Article 3.-The following acts are strictly forbidden:
1. Cultivating narcotic-bearing plants;
2. Illegally producing, storing, transporting, preserving, buying, selling, distributing, expertising, exchanging, exporting, importing, transiting, researching into or appropriating narcotic substances, pre-substances, addictive medicines, centripetalneurotropic medicines;
3. Illegally using, organizing the illegal use of, drug; inciting, coercing, inducing, harboring and/or supporting the illegal use of narcotic substances;
4. Producing, storing, transporting, buying and selling means and tools for use in the illegal production and/or use of narcotic substances;
5. Legalizing money and/or property acquired through the commission of drug-related crimes;
6. Opposing or obstructing the drug detoxication;
7. Retaliating or obstructing responsible people or persons participating in drug prevention and fight;
8. Abusing positions, powers and occupations to breach the legislation on drug prevention and fight.
9. Other illegal drug-related acts.
Article 4.-
1. Drug prevention and fight is the responsibility of individuals, families, agencies, organizations and the entire society.
2. The State adopts policies to encourage and protect individuals, families, agencies and organizations participating in preventing and fighting drug-related evils; organize the fight against drug-related crimes and synchronously employ economic, legal, cultural, social and professional measures to propagate and mobilize people, public servants, officers and men of the peoples armed forces to take part in the drug prevention and fight; to combine drug prevention and fight with the prevention of and fight against crimes of different types, HIV/AIDS and other social vices.
Article 5.-
1. The Vietnamese State implements international treaties on drug prevention and fight and other relevant international agreements which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has signed or acceded to on the principle of respect for each other’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and mutual benefits; cooperates with other countries, international organizations, foreign organizations and individuals in drug prevention and fight activities.
2. Foreign individuals and organizations entering, leaving, transiting, residing and traveling on the Vietnamese territory shall have to abide by the regulations of this Law and other regulations of the Vietnamese legislation on drug prevention and fight.
Tìm kiếm
Luật Phòng, chống ma túy 2000 (Bản Word)