British Patent Bill

Can new psychoactive substances be regulated effectively? An assessment of the British Psychoactive Substances Bill.

The regulation of new psychoactive substances (NPS) has confounded governments throughout the western world. In 2014 the UK government convened an NPS Review Expert Panel to consider a range of approaches. Ultimately the Panel recommended that the government ban all new psychoactive drugs and allow only psychoactive substances specifically exempted, such as alcohol, tobacco and those allowed as...

Pharmacy Bill

Pharmacy Bill

Pharmacy Bill

Bill Bement

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