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07DUSHANBE301
2007-02-27 18:18:00
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Embassy Dushanbe
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GOVERNMENT OF TAJIKISTAN DEMARCHED ON CND VOTE ON

Tags:  AORC SNAR UNCND TI 
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SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR INL/PC CHRISTINE CLINE AND KATHLEEN PALA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC SNAR UNCND TI
SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT OF TAJIKISTAN DEMARCHED ON CND VOTE ON
DRONABINOL

REF: A. SECSTATE 17100 B. STATE 196365

UNCLAS DUSHANBE 000301

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR INL/PC CHRISTINE CLINE AND KATHLEEN PALA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC SNAR UNCND TI
SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT OF TAJIKISTAN DEMARCHED ON CND VOTE ON
DRONABINOL

REF: A. SECSTATE 17100 B. STATE 196365


1. Embassy International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Officer
and Senior Law Enforcement Advisor delivered demarche regarding
the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs upcoming vote on
dronabinol (REF A) to the Head of the Tajik Drug Control Agency,
General Rustam Nazarov, on 21 February . The Drug Control
Agency is the lead agency on counternarcotics issues in
Tajikistan. Nazarov was unaware of the impending vote and was
not familiar with dronabinol. Embassy representatives explained
that dronabinol was a derivative of cannabis - essentially a
form of THC - and clarified that we wished to put off the vote
to loosen global controls on the substance as the World Health
Organization had proposed. EmbOffs agreed to provide the Drug
Control Agency additional information on dronabinol and the
issues presented by the WHO. Nazarov appreciated the information
and the "heads up" on the future vote and explained that, as a
general rule, the Government of Tajikistan does not favor
loosening controls on derivatives of illegal drugs unless there
is concrete data to support that it is safe to do so.


2. Any questions regarding the Tajik vote on dronabinol should
be directed to Embassy point of contact for this issue, INL
Officer Ranjeet Singh at singhrk@state.gov.

JACOBSON