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Thu 03 Mar 2010Opposition fears loopholes for 'legal highs'
THE GOVERNMENT’S decision to ban several substances sold in head shops does not go far enough and will fail to halt the trade in so-called “legal highs”, Opposition parties have warned.
The ban, which comes into effect in June, applies to a range of herbal and synthetic substances sold commonly as Spice, Charge+, Snow Blow, White Ice, Magic, Liquid Ecstasy, BZP Derivatives and Mephedrone.
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