[United Kongdim] Legal Highs Banned as of 26th May.
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[url]http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/14517981.No_longer_legal_highs__Everything_you_need_to_know_about_the_ban/?ref=mr&lp=15[/url]
[url]https://www.gov.uk/government/news/trade-in-so-called-legal-highs-now-illegal[/url]
[quote=excerpt]In this Act “psychoactive substance” means any substance which—
(a)is capable of producing a psychoactive effect in a person who consumes it, and
(b)is not an exempted substance (see section 3).
EXEMPTED SUBSTANCES:
Controlled drugs
1Controlled drugs (within the meaning of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971).
Medicinal products
2Medicinal products.In this paragraph “medicinal product” has the same meaning as in the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916) (see regulation 2 of those Regulations).
Alcohol
3Alcohol or alcoholic products.In this paragraph—
“alcohol” means ethyl alcohol, and
“alcoholic product” means any product which—
(a)contains alcohol, and
(b)does not contain any psychoactive substance.
Nicotine and tobacco products
4Nicotine.
5Tobacco products.
In this paragraph “tobacco product” means—
(a)anything which is a tobacco product within the meaning of the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 (see section 1 of that Act), and
(b)any other product which—
(i)contains nicotine, and
(ii)does not contain any psychoactive substance.
Caffeine
6Caffeine or caffeine products.In this paragraph “caffeine product” means any product which—
(a)contains caffeine, and
(b)does not contain any psychoactive substance.
Food
7Any substance which—
(a)is ordinarily consumed as food, and
(b)does not contain a prohibited ingredient.In this paragraph—
“food” includes drink;
“prohibited ingredient”, in relation to a substance, means any psychoactive substance—
(a)which is not naturally occurring in the substance, and
(b)the use of which in or on food is not authorised by an EU instrument.
[/quote]
So basically any chemical composition that has any effect on you psychologically, is banned.
How in the crap will they enforce this at all....
They have actually banned gas.
[editline]26th May 2016[/editline]
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well there's the proof gone
invited a few lads round for a session of illegal tea sippin
And just like that the market will DEFINITELY disappear and the problem is solved
this should be banned under the act?
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Balloons now illegal? Bollocks to that
This is a repost but I guess the bill has many specific exclusions.
I thought the USA was bag when it comes to the war on drugs but this is literally stupid
The most ridiculous thing about this is that police have already stopped enforcing the ban on marijuana in many areas due to lack of resources. Now they're meant to enforce a ban on legal highs.
The War on Drugs can never sustain itself forever, it's already collapsing in the US and I hope that the UK follows suit.
Will this include liquid gold readily available in Ann Summers and kids helium balloons?
this is literally only because of the rising use of synthetic cannabinoids amongst the homeless and low-income and media perception
also fuck the term "legal high", tramadol's a fucking legal high, alcohol's a fucking legal high
sick to death of this institutionalised nanny state mentality we have here
yeah i'll admit my biases because i've explored RCs a bit but when the whole world is pushing for an end to the war on drugs why do we have to go in the opposite direction to the days of mr harry j anslinger
[QUOTE=karlosfandango;50396064]Will this include liquid gold readily available in Ann Summers and kids helium balloons?[/QUOTE]
This article says helium will send you to jail for 7 years
[url]http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2015/06/01/things-you-own-which-the-legal-highs-bill-is-going-to-make-i[/url]
but this pdf
[url]http://www.drugwise.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Psychoactive-SubstancesAct.pdf[/url]
Says
[QUOTE]Further
exemptions can be made by the Secretary of State after consultation with the ACMD.
5[/QUOTE]
Parties are going to be pretty shit when the balloons are just going to be kicking around the floor because helium is now banned!
how can a legal high be legal if it's illegal?
[QUOTE=The golden;50396136]I like how they conveniently exempt the things they tax the shit out of.
What a pile of horseshit. :v:[/QUOTE]
They probably left out the part where the police can't and don't have the resources to police more of this trash legislation.
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They don't even arrest people in my area for weed anymore, even our local dealer just gets his plants taken away each time he is caught, putting people in jail for this shit won't stop people taking it and in fact will just push less 'clean' and more dangerous and cheaply made legal highs onto the market.
I love how you're all against the legislation when legal highs have been responsible for a lot of deaths recently.
Plus it makes sense to me, blanket ban all psychoactive substances and then only legalise the ones that are allowed.
Prevents people using loop holes to get around the system.
like do you really think britain is going to ban tea
Surely the EU will intervene as this must contravene immigrants human rights!
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so instead of a clear proposal, they have literally banned an infinite number of substances.
[QUOTE=Shadow801;50396174]I love how you're all against the legislation when legal highs have been responsible for a lot of deaths recently.
Plus it makes sense to me, blanket ban all psychoactive substances and then only legalise the ones that are allowed.
Prevents people using loop holes to get around the system.
like do you really think britain is going to ban tea[/QUOTE]
They have been responsible for a lot of deaths. But since this is unenforceable, I don't see it having any effect. Regardless, it would be more effective simply banning specific substances and regulating others.
[QUOTE=Shadow801;50396174]I love how you're all against the legislation when legal highs have been responsible for a lot of deaths recently.
Plus it makes sense to me, blanket ban all psychoactive substances and then only legalise the ones that are allowed.
Prevents people using loop holes to get around the system.
like do you really think britain is going to ban tea[/QUOTE]
It's not that they're banning dangerous legal drugs, it's that this blanket legislation takes away the fundamental right of a human being to do with his body what he wishes.
[QUOTE=Shadow801;50396174]I love how you're all against the legislation when legal highs have been responsible for a lot of deaths recently.
Plus it makes sense to me, blanket ban all psychoactive substances and then only legalise the ones that are allowed.
Prevents people using loop holes to get around the system.
like do you really think britain is going to ban tea[/QUOTE]
'legal highs' is such a retarded blanket term.
you can't say 'legal highs' have been responsible for a lot of deaths (im assuming by saying legal highs you arent referring to alcohol tobacco) recently because 'legal highs' refers to hundreds of different chemicals. many of which are safe. many of which wouldnt be used if drug legislation didn't exist in the first place.
if we want to talk legal highs being responsible for deaths then over 88000 people a year die in the US alone due to alcohol, a legal high, no? and why does it make sense to you that some should be allowed and others shouldn't? namely the most dangerous ones.
[url]http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/2/contents/enacted[/url]
Unless I'm missing something it doesn't seem to be an offence to possess a "psychoactive substance" without intent to supply, so I guess the thing is getting a hold of anything.
Also the fact is that police forces across the UK really don't have the time and resources to enforce this new legislation. They've pretty much given up on weed, anyway. At least Police Scotland have, around my area. But be sure about that shit, they won't bother.
[QUOTE=Shadow801;50396174]I love how you're all against the legislation when legal highs have been responsible for a lot of deaths recently.
Plus it makes sense to me, blanket ban all psychoactive substances and then only legalise the ones that are allowed.
Prevents people using loop holes to get around the system.
like do you really think britain is going to ban tea[/QUOTE]
I love how you don't actively support the idea of legislation that would ban all forms of transportation except for tricycles and walking when cars kill people.
watch out the moral police have arrived
ill bite the bait when the bait is so stupid
qualifier "a lot" in relation to what?
Any Brits wanna join me in sniffin some glue and paint?
This is basically a measure to just reduce online purchases and general availability.
[QUOTE]qualifier "a lot" in relation to what?[/QUOTE]
None
[QUOTE=karlosfandango;50396242]This is basically a measure to just reduce online purchases and general availability.[/QUOTE]
a measure that will successfully push supply and distribution into more criminal channels
[QUOTE=Crumpet;50396248]a measure that will successfully push supply and distribution into more criminal channels[/QUOTE]
Demand is hardly big enough to attract the criminal fraternity.
[QUOTE=karlosfandango;50396242]This is basically a measure to just reduce online purchases and general availability.
None[/QUOTE]
or just the occasional tabloid blowup involving an uninformed person and the scare drug of the week
As far as I know, human brains produce psychoactive substances.
So... I guess UK has to ban human brains now.
[QUOTE=karlosfandango;50396261]Demand is hardly big enough to attract the criminal fraternity.[/QUOTE]
demand for what? there are plenty of seriously popular legal highs (see: NOS) and plenty of less popular ones.
the fact this legislation had to be passed shows the demand is very real.
[QUOTE=Shadow801;50396174]I love how you're all against the legislation when legal highs have been responsible for a lot of deaths recently.
Plus it makes sense to me, blanket ban all psychoactive substances and then only legalise the ones that are allowed.
Prevents people using loop holes to get around the system.
like do you really think britain is going to ban tea[/QUOTE]
Do you know what research chemical companies have been doing for the last two weeks? Dumping all of their stock at dirt cheap prices.
Where do you think those chemicals are going to end up.
In fact now that the legit industry is gone which sold tested products and had a vested interest in not killing their customers, what do you think is going to replace that industry.
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