Mexxy, Black Mamba and other 'legal highs' become Class B drugs
A number of so-called 'legal highs' including Black Mamba and Mexxy became illegal Class B drugs today.
Following advice from the government鈥檚 independent drug experts, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), new synthetic cannabinoids (such as those contained in Black Mamba and Annihilation), O-desmethyltramadol, methoxetamine (sold as Mexxy) and similar compounds have been classified under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Legal highs
Crime Prevention Minister Jeremy Browne said: 鈥楬igh-quality scientific advice is vital to the government鈥檚 ongoing work to tackle harmful drug use. 皇冠体育app independent advice we receive from the ACMD is critical to our evidence-based drugs policy.
鈥樆使谔逵齛pp government is addressing the harm caused by 鈥榣egal highs鈥� by outlawing not just individual drugs, but whole families of related substances that have the potential to cause serious harm.
鈥楶eople who take 鈥榣egal highs鈥� are taking serious risks with their lives because often they do not know what they are taking and the drugs may contain harmful substances.鈥�
Since March 2012, methoxetamine was subject to the UK鈥檚 first temporary class drug order following advice from the ACMD.
In its advice on methoxetamine the ACMD indicated that the temporary ban may have had 鈥榬eal and immediate impact on tackling internet sales of methoxetamine with a significant proportion of UK websites ceasing to advertise its sale鈥�.