The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2015 had to be introduced as emergency legislation after a court struck down a series of regulations introduced over the past two decades banning certain drugs.1 In what the Court of Appeal said was a 'constitutional issue of far-reaching importance', the ...
Due to the transient and ever-changing nature of the drugs and the drug market, this Act is constantly monitored and updated. Provisions of the new ActThe main provisions of the 2016 Act include the addition of new substances, revocation of regulations and orders confirmed in the Misuse of ...