Correspondence

Response to the ACMD on GHB, GBL and closely related compounds

The government responds to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on its assessment of the harms of GHB and GBL.

• From: Home Office, The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP and The Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP
• Published: 30 March 2021
• Last updated: 27 April 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Letter from the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Probation to the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (accessible version)

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Letter from the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Probation to the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

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Letter from the Home Secretary to the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (accessible version)

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Letter from the Home Secretary to the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

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These letters from the government are in response to the assessment provided by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) of the harms of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-butyrolactone, and closely related compounds.

Published 30 March 2021

Last updated 27 April 2022 + show all updates

1. 27 April 2022

   Added further government response to ACMD's report - 'Letter from the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Probation to the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs'.

2. 30 March 2021

   First published.