HC Deb 04 May 1972 vol 836 cc187-8W
Mr. Rose

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he intends to introduce legislation to provide for the possession of prohibited substances with intent to sell during the current parliamentary session in order to distinguish between possession for use and possession for sale to others.

Mr. Maudling

No. Section 5(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971, creates the offence of having possession of a controlled substance with intent to supply it unlawfully to another person.

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