Buying herbal remedies could mean seven years jail under ‘legal highs’ law

‘A new law aimed at banning so-called legal highs could lead to people buying herbal remedies over the internet facing a seven year jail term, experts have warned the Government.

The legislation is so widely drafted that it could include substances that are ”benign or even helpful”, including some ”evidence-based herbal remedies”, Home Secretary Theresa May was told.

The blanket ban could even damage the ability of scientists to carry out research on psychoactive substances, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) said.’

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