Essex Police

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										<td><a href="content.cfm?id=27" target="content" onClick="updateFlash(27);menu_switch('27');">Consequences - Being Stopped by the Police</a></td>
									
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			<h1>Drugs </h1>
			<P><B>Legal drugs</B></P>
<P>Some drugs that are not banned by law are some of the most popular. However there are still rules and laws that apply to them:</P>
<P><B>Cigarettes</B></P>
<P>It is illegal for a shopkeeper to sell cigarettes and other tobacco products to young people they know to be under 18 years old.</P>
<P><B>Solvents</B></P>
<P>It is illegal for a shopkeeper to sell glue, lighter fuel, aerosols and other things that young people sometimes sniff, to people they know to be under 18 years old.</P>
<P><B>Alcohol</B></P>
<P>It is illegal for shops, pubs and clubs to sell alcohol to those under 18 years old. The police can now take alcohol away from anyone under 18 in a public place - like in the street or the park.</P>
<P><B>Illegal drugs</B></P>
<P>Drugs that are banned by law are called 'controlled' or illegal' drugs.</P>
<P>These include speed, cannabis, crack, ecstasy, heroin and LSD. </P> 
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