Synthetic Cannabinoids

(asked on 3rd September 2018) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received on the current classification level of synthetic cannabinoids.


Answered by
Nick Hurd Portrait
Nick Hurd
This question was answered on 11th September 2018

We receive a range of representations on the current classification level of synthetic cannabinoids and we recognise how dangerous synthetic cannabinoids can be and the devastating impact that they can have on communities, families and the individuals taking them.

That is why we acted to control these substances as class B drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in 2016, to give the police the powers they need to take action, including making possession illegal and delivering longer sentences for dealers.

This followed recommendations from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs that their harms are commensurate with other class B drugs.

However, we will continue to monitor their impact.

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