สรุป
The principal statute controlling drugs in the UK. Classifies controlled drugs into Classes A, B, and C, creating offences of possession, possession with intent to supply, production, and supply. Penalties vary by classification.
ประเด็นสำคัญ
- Classification: Class A (heroin, cocaine, ecstasy), B (cannabis, amphetamines), C (anabolic steroids, benzodiazepines)
- Offences of possession, supply, production
- Maximum sentences: Class A supply — life imprisonment
- Defence of lack of knowledge (s.28)
ส่วนและมาตรา
ประวัติการแก้ไข
2016 — Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
Banned production and supply of psychoactive substances (legal highs).