List By Jurisdiction of Principal Drug Prohibition Laws
- Australia: Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons
- Belize: Misuse of Drugs Act (Belize)
- Canada: Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Estonia: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (Estonia)
- India: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
- Netherlands: Opium Law
- New Zealand: Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
- The Philippines: Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
- Poland: Drug Abuse Prevention Act 2005 (article in Polish Wikipedia)
- Republic of Ireland: Misuse of Drugs Act (Ireland)
- Republic of South Africa: Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 1992
- Singapore: Misuse of Drugs Act (Singapore)
- Thailand: Psychotropic Substances Act (Thailand) and Narcotics Act
- United Kingdom: Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and Drugs Act 2005
- United States: Controlled Substances Act
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