Psychoactive Substances Act 2016

The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (c. 2) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to stop psychoactive substances not in the Misuse of Drugs 1971. These types of drugs are sometimes called "legal highs", because it was not illegal to sell them before this law. The bill was given Royal Assent (signed by Elizabeth II) on 28 January 2016. The law started to be used on 26 May 2016 across the entire United Kingdom.

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Category:United Kingdom law