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ARTICLE-1: DEFINITIONS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) "Cannabis" means the flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis plant (excluding the seeds and leaves when not accompanied by the tops) from which the resin has not been extracted, by whatever name they may be designated. ...
... (c) "Cannabis plant" means any plant of the genus Cannabis, ...
... (d) "Cannabis resin" means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from the cannabis plant. ...
... (i) "Cultivation" means the cultivation of the opium poppy, coca bush or cannabis plant. ...


ARTICLE-2: SUBSTANCES UNDER CONTROL     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 7. The opium poppy, the coca bush, the cannabis plant, poppy straw and cannabis leaves are subject to the control measures prescribed in article 19, paragraph 1, subparagraph (e), article 20, paragraph 1, subparagraph (g), article 21bis and in articles 22 to 24; 22, 26 and 27; 22 and 28; 25; and 28, respectively. ...


ARTICLE-22: SPECIAL PROVISION APPLICABLE TO CULTIVATION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Whenever the prevailing conditions in the country or a territory of a Party render the prohibition of the cultivation of the opium poppy, the coca bush or the cannabis plant the most suitable measure, in its opinion, for protecting the public health and welfare and preventing the diversion of drugs into the illicit traffic, the Party concerned shall prohibit cultivation. ...
... 2. A Party prohibiting cultivation of the opium poppy or the cannabis plant shall take appropriate measures to seize any plants illicitly cultivated and to destroy them, except for small quantities required by the Party for scientific or research purposes. ...


ARTICLE-28: CONTROL OF CANNABIS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. If a Party permits the cultivation of the cannabis plant for the production of cannabis or cannabis resin, it shall apply thereto the system of controls as provided in article 23 respecting the control of the opium poppy. ...
... 2. This Convention shall not apply to the cultivation of the cannabis plant exclusively for industrial purposes (fibre and seed) or horticultural purposes. ...
... 3. The Parties shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to prevent the misuse of, and illicit traffic in, the leaves of the cannabis plant. ...