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The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
This page contains an overview of the Psychoactive Substances Act and supporting documents.
It's illegal to drive if you're unfit to do so because you're on legal or illegal drugs, or you have certain levels of drugs or medicine in your blood
The government will place 6 new synthetic opioids under the strictest level of control.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Explains changes to drug driving law and the guidance available for healthcare professionals and users of prescription medicine.
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as ‘laughing gas’, will be illegal from 8 November 2023.
The expansion of testing on arrest across England and Wales has seen nearly 100,000 drug tests on suspects whose behaviour was believed to have been driven by their drug abuse.
Guidance on the European Union regulation on explosives precursors, including licensing, labelling and reporting suspicious activity
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FCDO travel advice for Bermuda. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
You need a licence from the Home Office to possess or sell drug precursor chemicals
FCDO travel advice for the Dominican Republic. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
This series brings together all documents relating to drug testing on arrest.
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