Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971

Heroin and other opiates are controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act making it illegal to possess them or to supply them to other people without a prescription. Heroin is treated as a Class A drug where the maximum penalties are 7 years imprisonment and a fine for possession and life imprisonment and a fine for supply. 

Ecstasy is a class A drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act. It is illegal to be in possession of or to supply it and the drug cannot be prescribed by doctors. The maximum penalties for possession of Ecstasy is 7 years imprisonment plus a fine and for supply is life imprisonment plus a fine. 

Additional restrictions on supply are imposed by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations. Substances that have a potential for abuse are scheduled under three categories. Class A, B and C. 

The Misuse of Drug Acts A Guide for Forensic Scientists... 

Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) and other performance-enhancing drugs are added to the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act. 

Amphetamines are designated a class B drug in the United Kingdom under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Possession carries a penalty of imprisonment for three months to five years, and trafficking carries a sentence of six months to 14 years. A fine may also be imposed. 

The Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971 lists controlled substances in three classes in Schedule 2 to the Act. Class A drugs have the greatest propensity to cause... 

Table 1.1 Principle sections of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971 and corresponding...

In the UK, the principle legislative documents are the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971, plus its amendment orders, and the Misuse of Drugs (Regulations), 2001. In the United States, drugs are controlled at the Federal level by the Controlled Substances Act. Control also exists at the State and County levels. An analogous... 

Within the United Kingdom, cannabis is controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971, as amended by Section 52 of the Criminal Law Act, 1977, where controlled cannabis plant material is defined as follows ... 

King, L. A., The Misuse of Drugs Act A Guide for Forensic Scientists, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2003. 

The legislative control of psilocybin-containing mushrooms is complex under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971. Both psilocin and psilocybin (the phosphate ester) are classified as Class A drugs. However, cultivation of the mushrooms which contain these compounds and possession of fresh mushrooms is not deemed an offence under the Act. However, if the materials are deliberately prepared , by,... 

The following are texts related to the Misuse of Drugs Act(s) and associated legislative documents. Although the two editions of Fortson treat the material in different ways, both are useful, depending on the interest of the reader. 

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