Date confirmed for the ban on Khat

The Home Office have now officially announced that the date of the ban on the use and sale of khat will comes into force on Tuesday 24th June. On that date khat will become a Class C substance controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

Details of the legislation can be found on the Government archive:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1352/made

More information

Read what local people said at the public meeting in February 2014
Public meeting about Khat - The Burngreave Messenger reports from the meeting at the Vestry Hall
Khat report on potential harm: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs reported on khat in February 2013. The evidence did not support a ban on khat.
Government response to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
The Government wrote a response to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in November 2013.

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