League of Nations drug control agreements

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drug control treaty regime multilateral treaty framework series of international treaties

The League of Nations drug control agreements were a series of early 20th-century international treaties that established the first global framework for regulating and restricting the production, trade, and use of narcotic drugs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
League of Nations and United Nations drug control treaty system	1
League of Nations drug control agreements canonical	1
League of Nations drug control system	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2660456 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: League of Nations drug control agreements
Context triple: [Social and Opium Traffic Section, usedLegalFramework, League of Nations drug control agreements]

A. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is a 1961 United Nations treaty that established the foundational international framework for controlling and regulating narcotic drugs worldwide.
B. United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
The United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances is a 1988 international treaty that strengthens global cooperation to combat drug trafficking, money laundering, and related organized crime.
C. Convention on Psychotropic Substances
The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is a 1971 United Nations treaty that establishes international control over certain psychoactive drugs, regulating their production, distribution, and use for medical and scientific purposes.
D. Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission is a specialized body of the Organization of American States that coordinates regional policies and programs to prevent and combat drug abuse and illicit trafficking in the Americas.
E. United Nations crime suppression conventions
The United Nations crime suppression conventions are a series of international treaties aimed at preventing and punishing serious transnational and international crimes, including genocide, organized crime, corruption, and trafficking.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: League of Nations drug control agreements
Target entity description: The League of Nations drug control agreements were a series of early 20th-century international treaties that established the first global framework for regulating and restricting the production, trade, and use of narcotic drugs.

A. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is a 1961 United Nations treaty that established the foundational international framework for controlling and regulating narcotic drugs worldwide.
B. United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
The United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances is a 1988 international treaty that strengthens global cooperation to combat drug trafficking, money laundering, and related organized crime.
C. Convention on Psychotropic Substances
The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is a 1971 United Nations treaty that establishes international control over certain psychoactive drugs, regulating their production, distribution, and use for medical and scientific purposes.
D. Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission is a specialized body of the Organization of American States that coordinates regional policies and programs to prevent and combat drug abuse and illicit trafficking in the Americas.
E. United Nations crime suppression conventions
The United Nations crime suppression conventions are a series of international treaties aimed at preventing and punishing serious transnational and international crimes, including genocide, organized crime, corruption, and trafficking.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	drug control treaty regime ⓘ multilateral treaty framework ⓘ series of international treaties ⓘ
aimsTo	combat illicit drug trafficking ⓘ limit manufacture of cocaine ⓘ limit manufacture of heroin ⓘ limit manufacture of morphine ⓘ limit opium production ⓘ prevent drug abuse ⓘ restrict non-medical use of narcotic drugs ⓘ
appliesTo	narcotic drugs ⓘ
areaOfLaw	international drug control law ⓘ public international law ⓘ
developedUnder	League of Nations ⓘ
endTime	1946 ⓘ
establishes	estimates system for medical and scientific drug needs ⓘ international reporting obligations on drug production ⓘ international reporting obligations on drug trade ⓘ system of export authorizations for narcotic drugs ⓘ system of import certificates for narcotic drugs ⓘ
followedBy	Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 ⓘ linked to: Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs United Nations drug control conventions ⓘ
hasPart	Agreement concerning the Suppression of the Manufacture of, Internal Trade in, and Use of Prepared Opium of 1925 ⓘ Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs of 1931 ⓘ Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs of 1936 ⓘ International Opium Convention of 1912 ⓘ linked to: international opium conventions International Opium Convention of 1925 ⓘ linked to: international opium conventions
influenced	United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs ⓘ linked to: Commission on Narcotic Drugs post-World War II international drug control system ⓘ
involves	colonial territories of member states ⓘ mandated territories under League of Nations ⓘ linked to: League of Nations mandate system
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasis	Treaty of Versailles ⓘ
monitoredBy	Drug Supervisory Body ⓘ Permanent Central Opium Board ⓘ
precededBy	Hague International Opium Convention of 1912 ⓘ Shanghai Opium Commission of 1909 ⓘ
regulates	production of narcotic drugs ⓘ trade in narcotic drugs ⓘ use of narcotic drugs ⓘ
scopeIncludes	cocaine ⓘ heroin ⓘ morphine ⓘ opium ⓘ other manufactured narcotic drugs ⓘ
startTime	1919 ⓘ
subjectHasRole	first global framework for drug control ⓘ
timePeriod	early 20th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Social and Opium Traffic Section → usedLegalFramework → League of Nations drug control agreements ⓘ

subject linked to: social and opium traffic section

Protocol of 1948 bringing under international control drugs outside the scope of the 1931 Convention → belongsTo → League of Nations and United Nations drug control treaty system ⓘ

linked to: League of Nations drug control agreements

Opium Advisory Committee → hasMainSubject → League of Nations drug control system ⓘ