Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is an action made because of treaty agreements under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. It is used to try to stop some recreational drug use.

The act makes these things illegal:
 Having a controlled drug unlawfully
 Having a controlled drug to give to others
 Giving someone a controlled drug 
 Letting someone in your home to make controlled drugs or giving controlled drugs to others from your home

Controlled drugs by the Act
Class A has the worst sentences while class B and C each have less. The list below is not a full list of all illegal drugs.
Class A includes cocaine, heroin, morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl, MDMA ("ecstasy"), methamphetamine, opium, LSD, hydrocodone, DMT, mescaline extracts, and psilocybin/psilocin (including magic mushrooms).
Class B includes cannabis, synthetic and semisynthetic cannabinoids, ketamine, amphetamine, codeine, methcathinone, barbiturates, mephedrone, methaqualone, methylphenidate, GHB, and GBL. Any class B drug that is going to be injected becomes class A substance.
Class C includes benzodiazepines, xylazine, pregabalin, and most other non-barbiturate tranquillisers; tramadol, gabapentin; anabolic steroids, nitrous oxide, khat, substituted piperazines, and substituted cathinones.
Other psychoactive drugs not in the act, except alcohol, caffeine, and tobacco (or other allowed nicotine products, such as electronic cigarettes) are controlled under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 and Medicines Act 1968. Some are controlled by both the Medicines and Misuse of Drugs Act.

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Category:Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom