What month is the Anti-Drug Action Month in 2024 in Vietnam? What is the theme of the Anti-Drug Action Month in 2024?

What month is the Anti-Drug Action Month in 2024 in Vietnam? What is the theme of the Anti-Drug Action Month in 2024?

Pursuant to Article 1 of the Decision 93/2001/QD-TTg in 2001:

Every year, June is designated as "Anti-Drug Action Month," and June 26th is observed as "National Anti-Drug Day."

In addition, according to Official Dispatch 3631/VPCP-KGVX in 2024 on the implementation of the Anti-Drug Action Month in 2024:

In response to the Anti-Drug Action Month (June), International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, and National Anti-Drug Day (June 26th), Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, Chairman of the National Committee for AIDS, Drugs, and Prostitution Prevention and Control, requests the ministries, member agencies of the National Committee, and the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-governed cities to coordinate and implement the Anti-Drug Action Month from June 1st to June 30th, 2024 with the theme "Join hands to build drug-free communes, wards, and towns."

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Therefore, the Anti-Drug Action Month in 2024 will take place in June, from June 1st, 2024, to June 30th, 2024.

In 2024, the Anti-Drug Action Month will be implemented with the theme "Join hands to build drug-free communes, wards, and towns."

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What are prohibited acts regarding prevention and control of narcotic substances in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 5 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Narcotic Substances in 2021 stipulating prohibited acts regarding prevention and control of narcotic substances in Vietnam:

- Growing of plants containing narcotic substances; provision of instructions for growing of plants containing narcotic substances.

- Illegal research, examination, testing, inspection, production, storage, transport, preservation, trade, distribution, processing, exchange, export, import, temporary import, re-export, temporary export, re-import and transit of narcotic substances, precursors, narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, precursor drugs, and medicinal ingredients being narcotic active ingredients, psychotropic active ingredients or precursors used for production of medicines or veterinary drugs containing narcotic substances or precursors.

- Appropriation of narcotic substances, precursors, narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, precursor drugs and medicinal ingredients being narcotic active ingredients, psychotropic active ingredients or precursors used for production of medicines or veterinary drugs containing narcotic substances or precursors.

- Illegal delivery, receipt, management, control, storage, dispensing and preservation of narcotic substances and precursors; allowing illegal use of narcotic substances, narcotic drugs or psychotropic drugs.

- Illegal use or organization of illegal use of narcotic substances; forcing or persuading others to use narcotic substances illegally; aiding and abetting illegal use of narcotic substances.

- Illegal production, storage, transport and trade of equipment used for illegal production or use of narcotic substances.

- Resisting or obstructing testing for narcotic substance in body, diagnosis of narcotic substance dependence, drug user management, rehabilitation or post-rehabilitation management.

- Taking revenge on or obstructing persons performing duties of narcotic substance prevention and control and participants in narcotic substance prevention and control.

- Abusing positions, powers or jobs to commit violations against regulations of law on narcotic substance prevention and control.

- Provision of instructions for illegal production or use of narcotic substances; advertising narcotic substances.

- Discrimination against drug users, persons undergoing rehabilitation and persons having completed rehabilitation.

- Other prohibited acts involving narcotic substances provided for by regulations of law.

What are legal activities related to narcotic substances in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 12 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Narcotic Substances in 2021, legal activities related to narcotic substances are activities permitted by competent authorities, including:

- Research, examination, testing, inspection and production of narcotic substances (excluding growing of plants containing narcotic substances), precursors, narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, precursor drugs and medicinal ingredients being narcotic active ingredients, psychotropic active ingredients or precursors used for production of medicines and veterinary drugs containing narcotic substances or precursors;

- Transport, preservation, storage, trade, distribution, use, processing and exchange of narcotic substances, precursors, narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, precursor drugs and medicinal ingredients being narcotic active ingredients, psychotropic active ingredients or precursors used for production of medicines and veterinary drugs containing narcotic substances or precursors;

- Import, export, temporary import, re-export, temporary export, re-import and transit of narcotic substances, precursors, narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, precursor drugs and medicinal ingredients being narcotic active ingredients, psychotropic active ingredients or precursors used for production of medicines and veterinary drugs containing narcotic substances or precursors.

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