Correspondence

Letter to the ACMD to review GHB and GBL

Letter from the Home Secretary asking the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to review the classification of GHB and GBL.

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Letter from the Home Secretary to the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

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The letter from the Home Secretary, Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, asks the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to review the classification of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and closely related compounds under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the scheduling of both drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.

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Published 6 January 2020

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