The GOR does not have asset seizure legislation or legislation to establish a chemical control monitoring regime. Agreements and Treaties. Romanian authorities are cooperating with the United States and other Western countries in upholding extradition agreements and on other legal and consular matters involving the arrest of US citizens for narcotics trafficking. Romania is a signatory to the 1961 Single Convention on Drugs as amended by the 1972 Protocol and also has acceded to the 1971 UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances. Romania has ratified the 1988 UN Convention, but has not fully implemented necessary enforcement statutes.
Cultivation is limited to licit opium poppy for Romania's pharmaceutical needs.
Local drug use is rare, but opium poppy and cannabis are grown in small quantities for culinary and household use. There have been no reports of illicit drug processing inside Romania. Per capita income is low and most Romanians cannot afford to purchase illicit drugs. U.S. Policy Initiatives and Programs. Policy Initiatives and Bilateral Cooperation.