FEEDBACK

摘要

Recreational drugs have strange effects on people, most notably those trying to ban them. The UK government intends to outlaw "legal highs", the synthetic analogues designed to sidestep existing prohibition. Feedback has studied the text of the Psychoactive Substances Bill, and noted many others wondering if the document was itself written under the influence. It bans "any substance which is capable of producing a psychoactive effect in a person who consumes it, and is not an exempted substance". Such effects include "stimulating or depressing the person's central nervous system" to affect their "mental functioning or emotional state". Clearer heads point out that this is effectively a ban on almost everything.