שאלה | Question: What was the democratic decision that was adopted at the 1925 Geneva Opium Conference?

Question: What was the democratic decision that was adopted at the 1925 Geneva Opium Conference?

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		A) The delegates concluded that if alcohol were legalized, it would still be possible to ban drug use (as a comparison to alcohol in Europe, which they still banned drugs).
		B) Imposing economic sanctions on countries that trade in opium.
		C) For the first time, to add cannabis to the list of prohibited drugs, under Egyptian pressure, in a claim that the “Orient” must be saved from itself.
		D) Imposing economic sanctions on countries that trade in cannabis.

Explanation: The readings explain that the 1924–25 Geneva Opium Conference / 1925 Convention ended up including “Indian hemp” (cannabis) in the international control regime, largely pushed by the Egyptian delegation, framing it as a civilizing move to “save Orientals from themselves.” (Lecture/Reading: Ram, Squaring the Circle; also discussed in Kozma, Cannabis Prohibition in Egypt.)