What You Need to Know About UK’s Drug Laws

Almost every country in the world today has its own drug enforcement laws, which might be more lax or stricter than what another country has. UK’s drug laws branch from The Misuse of Drugs Act of 1971 ,wherein the non-medical use of certain drugs, both with medical and non-medical use, is regulated and controlled by the government. Any kind of drug is subject to the control of this law.

The UK’s drug laws classifies drugs into different categories, namely:

Class A

These include cocaine and its sub-form “crack”, ecstasy, heroin, LSD, methadone, methampethamine, magic mushrooms and any injected Class B drug.

Class B

These include amphetamine, barbiturates, codeine, cathinone, mephedrone, methlone, methedrone and MDPV.

 Class C

These includes anabolic steroids, tranquilizers, GBL, GHB and Ketamine.

Offenders could get the following charges for possession of controlled drugs:

Possession

Possession with intent to supply

Production, cultivation or manufacture of controlled drugs

Offering to supply or supplying another person

Import or export of controlled drugs

A possession of a Class A Drug could have a person serve 7 years and pay a fine. If they are supplying Class A drugs, they could be imprisoned for life and pay their fine. Class B possession means 5 years imprisonment and a fine; supplying it would mean 14 years of imprisonment and fine. Class C possession without permit could incur a person 2 years of imprisonment and a fine; they can get a maximum sentence of 14 years imprisonment with a fine if the criminal is found supplying the drug.