Misuse of Drugs and Drug Trafficking Offences 6th Ed

An invaluable and detailed guide to all aspects of the criminal law relating to drugs, including their manufacture, possession and use, importing, exporting, rules of evidence and police powers, as well as rules pertaining to offences of money laundering, sentencing and confiscation.

Offers a balance of UK drugs law in their international context
Explains complex concepts of drug laws clearly
Provides practical guidance as well as legal theory
Includes information on various substances, including ‘Legal Highs’
Covers the impact of the Medicines Act 1968
Provides helpful flow charts, diagrams showing mechanics of confiscation, summary of controls under existing drug legislation and tables highlighting invaluable statistical material
Written by one of the most prominent legal practitioners in this area
This new edition will encompass the following:

All chapters have been substantially revised and brought up to date
Includes recent legislative developments and case law (including relevant decisions in Scotland and elsewhere)
Addresses current law (and prospective law) in relation to ‘Legal Highs’ which are increasingly being brought under legislative control
Impact of the Medicines Act 1968 as a means of regulating under the criminal law the distribution and use of substances on human beings
Discusses changes of policy and strategy in relation to drugs that are applied other than for medicinal or scientific purposes
Discussion on the latest UK, UN and EU strategies for drug control
Reflects significant developments in rules relating to confiscation
Revisions to the powers of police and law enforcement agencies
Sentencing powers and sentencing decisions will be brought up to date including the latest Sentencing Council proposals for sentencing drug offences