The Law for Young People

        Topic - Drugs

You can be charged with a drug offence if you:

• Supply a dangerous drug, give or sell a drug to someone else or offer to do so.
• Possession of a dangerous drug, drugs in your possession or in your room.
• Possession of a utensil, (not a syringe or needle),if the police believe it will be used with drugs, for example a bong, pipe or scales.
• Needles & Syringes. It is not illegal to be in the possession of needles or syringes, clean or used. But if the police "trace test" them you can be charged with "possession" of the drug that may be left in them. It is also not illegal to have a sharps container, only the drug in the used fits is illegal. You must dispose of your fits properly. You must use a puncture proof, hard walled resealable container (like a needle exchange disposal bottle, plastic shampoo bottle or a resealable tin) and place this container inside a garbage bag and into the rubbish bin or preferably back to the needle exchange. Any other way of disposal is illegal and you could be charged.

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