Sale of internationally controlled licit drugs to individuals via the Internet

Calls upon Member States to enforce, as appropriate, the provisions of article 30 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 and article 10 of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 as they apply to pharmacies within their territory; urges Member States to develop, as appropriate, well-coordinated and focused policies to identify and take appropriate measures to terminate Internet sites used to offer internationally controlled licit drugs in an unauthorized way, through greater coordination between the judicial, police, postal, customs and other competent agencies; encourages Member States to establish laws or regulations governing the sale of such drugs via the Internet; encourages the competent national authorities to increase public awareness of the risks associated with the internationally controlled licit drugs via the Internet; requests the Secretary-General to transmit the text of the present resolution to all Member States for consideration.

Adopted without vote, 47th plenary meeting

In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 2004, New York, 21 Jan., 4-6, 13 and 27 Feb. and 3 May 2004; resumed organizational session for 2004, New York, 4 May and 3 and 15 June 2004; substantive session of 2004, New York, 28 June-23 July 2004; resumed substantive session of 2004, New York, 16 Sept. and 5 and 11 Nov. 2004 - E/2004/99 - p. 77-78 - (ESCOR, 2004, Suppl. no. 1).