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- ↑ National Drug Control Strategy Annual Report 2009, page 33
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- ↑ Om lov om endringer i midlertidig lov 2. juli 2004 nr. 64 om prøveordning med lokaler for injeksjon av narkotika (sprøyteromsloven) m.m., Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet, Norge
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- ↑ Joint statement For a humane and balanced drug policy, Stockholm, May 20, 2012
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- ↑ The 6TH WORLD CONFERENS AGAINST DRUGS, 2018