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Written question asked by Crispin Blunt (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 June 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 July 2021 (named day). It was answered by Kit Malthouse (Conservative) on Monday, 5 July 2021 on behalf of the Home Office.

Drugs: Misuse

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2021 to Question 7725 on Drugs: Misuse, and with reference to the Government's response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s First Report of Session 2019, on Drugs policy, HC 1178, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policy of the absence of recent analyses of harm for several controlled and illicit drugs.

Answer

The Government does not impose legal penalties on possession of drugs unless they have been shown to cause harm or to have the potential to cause harm. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) regularly provides advice on substances and their appropriate control status, and these are published on the gov.uk website. Drugs which have been controlled under the 1971 Act for a considerable period of time may not have been subject to recent analysis of their harms by the ACMD. The Government introduces new controls over drugs only after considering advice from the ACMD.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
24080
Session
2021-22
Related items
Psilocybin: Health Hazards
Monday, 7 June 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Registered interest declared
Yes
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Health hazards Drugs Misuse
Link
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