Drug control policy in Korea

In the 1970s it was marijuana, and in the 1980s the use of methamphetamines (particularly the locally known "philopone") rapidly increased and remains the major drug.3) From the end of the 1960s, methamphetamines produced with advanced technology in Korea were mainly smuggled out to foreign countries. [...] To advocate for the establishment of a single, accountable agent to coordinate the implementation of the actions in this framework, and to monitor and evaluate the implementations through senior representatives of the Vancouver/Richmond Health Board, the Vancouver Police Department, the City of Vancouver, the BC Center for. [...] A heavy case of habitual addiction shall be strictly subjected to care and custody for treatment ● Bolstering information and education for the prevention of drug-abuse and repetition of crimes at reformatory facilities The Ministry of Health and Welfare and Korea Food and Drug Administration shall take actions for improving the capability of treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts in coopera [...] However, since the public prosecutors have the authority to supervise and direct the Police investigation under the Criminal Procedure Act, the Police should report important cases to the public prosecutors and conduct the investigation under the instruction of the public prosecutors. [...] If it is not deemed to be proper to confiscate the whole property as stipulated under the provisions against the mentioned crimes, part of it may be confiscated.33) In the case where the confiscation of the property is deemed to be not proper considering the property’s nature, status quo of use, existence of rights of other person than the criminal on the property, or other circumstances, the prop