Legal highs: which drugs will be banned in the UK?
by Jessica Elgot from on (#A0AG)
The sale of laughing gas is to be outlawed in the latest government crackdown on legal highs. Which other drugs will be affected by the ban?
Whether it's a high that's been around since the 17th century, or a chemical cocktail created last weekend, successive governments have found it difficult to get a grip on legal highs.
Ban one thing then tweak the compound slightly and the revamped drug becomes legal again. This is because the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 classifies drugs as illegal by their chemical compounds.
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