Drug offences are treated a particular way dependent on the class of the drug involved and other individual circumstances.
Possession
This is having a small amount of drugs about your person or in your house, bag or car. If you have equipment associated with using drugs you could be arrested for possession too. The sorts of equipment you might have include;
- bongs
- scales
- syringes
Supply
Supply or intent to supply is a very serious offence. Dealing drugs is one type of supply but even if people do not get any money from a friend they give drugs to (like pass around a spliff) they could be in trouble for supply.
Please note that there is no law to say that X amount of drugs is possession and Y amount is supply.
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Maximum prison sentences
Class |
Types of drugs included |
Maximum sentence |
|
Possession |
Supply |
||
A |
opium, morphine, heroin, methadone, crack/cocaine, ecstasy, and LSD |
7 years imprisonment +fine |
Life imprisonment + fine |
B |
cannabis, codeine, amphetamine, methylamphetamine, and dihydrocodeine |
5 years imprisonment + fine |
14 years imprisonment + fine |
C |
tranquillisers, Ketamine and GHB |
2 years imprisonment + fine |
14 years imprisonment + fine |
