Call to reclassify Mamba as Class A drug

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Call to reclassify Mamba as Class A drug

He told parliament of how local users are switching to heroin as it's easier to withdraw.

Ben Bradley

Date - 27th July 2018
By - JJ Hutber- Police Oracle

The Psychoactive Substances Act is failing to address the highly dangerous and devastating impacts of Mamba, an MP told Parliament. Ben Bradley said the synthetic cannabinoid’s status as a Class B drug neither reflects its...

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