Drug laws and licensing
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is an independent expert body that advises government on drug related issues in the UK.
It was established under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and its current Chair is Professor Sir Michael Rawlins.
What's New
- Home Secretary bans mephedrone
- ACMD report on the consideration of the cathinones
- Three appointments to ACMD (Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs)
- ACMD: Pathways to Problems - a follow-up report on the implementation of recommendations from Pathways to Problems report
- ACMD open meeting agenda - 29 March 2010
- Home Secretary (Alan Johnson) letter to Professor Les Iverson - March 2010
- ACMD letter to the Home Secretary (Alan Johnson) - February 2010
- ACMD recruitment campaign 2010
- Professor Les Iversen appointed new ACMD interim chair
- ACMD letter to Home Secretary - Mephedrone (and related cathinones)
- Joint Statement from the Home Secretary and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
- Review of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) 2009
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Useful information about the council
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Minutes and documents for ACMD meetings.
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Drug-specific, inquiry and annual reports.
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You are entitled to receive information under the Freedom of information Act, unless exceptions apply.
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A full list of Advisory Council publications.
