Nicaragua seems to have conflated its three lists (narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and precursor chemicals) into a single list of precursors (Article 37 of Decree No. 6-99).

Nicaragua’s 2010 Law for the Prevention, Investigation, and Persecution of Organized Crime and the Administration of Seized Assets defines narcotic and psychotropic drugs by incorporating the 1961, 1971, and 1988 UN Conventions and 1972 Protocol and also authorizes the Ministry of Health to regulate these definitions. The law also comprehends precursors chemicals.

The Ministry of Health created schedules in Article 37 of Decree No. 6 of 1999, as authorized by Article 50 of the Law on Medications and Pharmacies, a chemical precursors provision. As noted above, Article 37 contains both precursors and “complete” drugs. The Ministry regularly adds substances via Ministerial Resolution, such as: ANPP and NPP on 9 April 2018 via Res. No. 168-2018 and ketamine on 6 February 2009 via Res. No. 18-2009.

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