U.K. Government Can’t Ban All Psychoactive Substances As It Doesn’t Know What They Are

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The Psychoactive Substances Act had been due to come into effect on April 6, but has now been postponed. r.classen/Shutterstock

A controversial piece of legislation designed to place a blanket ban on all so-called psychoactive substances in the U.K. has been indefinitely shelved after concerns were raised about its enforceability. Confusion has reigned ever since the act was first announced last year, largely because scientists and politicians have struggled to agree on which substances the new law actually prohibits.