Drugs Flashcards
What is Section 5 (1) Misuse of drugs act 1971?
…it shall not be lawful for a person to have a controlled drug in his possession.
What is Section 5 (3) Misuse of drugs act 1971?
Possession with intent to supply (PWITS)
…it is an offence for a person to have a controlled drug in his possession, whether lawfully or not, with intent to supply it to another…
What are the A, B and C parts to Section 4 (3) Misuse of drugs act 1971?
s4(3)(a) … it is an offence for a person to supply or offer to supply a controlled drug to another….
s4(3)(b) … it is an offence for a person to be concerned in the supplying of such a drug to another…
s4(3)(c) …it is an offence for a person to be concerned in the making to another… an offer to supply such a drug
What are to 2 aggravating factors for supplying controlled drugs?
Doing so either;
a) Outside a school, or
b) County Lines
What is Section 4 (2) (a, and b) Misuse of drugs act 1971?
Production offences
s4(2)(a) “…it is an offence for a person to produce a controlled drug…”
s4(2)(b) “…it is an offence for a person to be concerned in the production of such a drug…”
What is Section 6(1) Misuse of drugs act 1971?
Cultivation of Cannabis
“…it shall not be lawful for a person to cultivate any plant of the genus Cannabis.”
What is Section 8 Misuse of drugs act 1971?
Premises occupier offences
A person commits an offence if, being the occupier or concerned in the management of any premises, he knowingly permits or suffers any of the following activities to take place on those premises, that is to say—
(a) producing or attempting to produce a controlled drug…
(b) supplying or attempting to supply a controlled drug to another…or offering to supply a controlled drug to another;
(c) preparing opium for smoking;
(d) smoking cannabis, cannabis resin or prepared opium
What is Section 9a Misuse of drugs act 1971?
Supply of Articles offences
(1) A person who supplies or offers to supply any article which may be used or adapted to be used, whether by itself or in combination with another article or other articles, in the administration by any person of a controlled drug to himself or another, believing that the article, or the article as adapted, is to be so used in circumstances where the administration is unlawful, is guilty of an offence.
(2) It is not an offence under … to supply or offer to supply a hypodermic syringe, or any part of one.
(3) A person who supplies or offers to supply any article which may be used to prepare a controlled drug for administration by any person to himself or another believing that the article is to be so used in circumstances where the administration is unlawful is guilty of an offence.
What is Section 23 Misuse of drugs act 1971?
Search power
If a constable has reasonable grounds to suspect a person is in possession of a controlled drug… a constable may:
- detain and search that person,
- search any vehicle or vessel in connection with them, and
- seize/ detain anything found.
What is Section 23 (4) Misuse of drugs act 1971?
Obstruction
a person commits an offence if,
a) they intentionally obstructs a person in the exercise of their powers to search,
b) they conceal any documents, drugs or stocks, or
c) they fail to provide a document without reasonable excuse
