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

The aims 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.