The State Law and Order Restoration Council issued the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law (The State Law and Order Restoration Council Law No. 1/93 ) on 27 January 1993

The objectives of this Law are as follows:

• (a) to prevent the danger of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, which can cause degeneration of mankind, as a national responsibility;
• (b) to implement the provisions of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances;
• (c) to carry out more effectively measures for imparting knowledge and education on the danger of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and for medical treatment and rehabilitation of drug users;
• (d) to impose more effective penalties on offenders in respect of offences relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;
• (e) to co-operate with the States Parties to the United Nations Convention, international and regional organizations in respect of the prevention of the danger of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.