Recommendation 6

We recommend that the Home Office commission the ACMD to review whether the most commonly used controlled drugs in the UK are correctly classified under the 1971 Act and correctly scheduled under the 2001 Regulations based on the scientific evidence available. The Home Office must reform the classification system and the scheduling system based on the findings of that review. We recommend the ACMD conduct updated assessments every 10 years, or in circumstances where a review is required, to take into account the emerging scientific evidence on controlled drugs.