Drug dealers find loophole in legal high ban

Dealers have found a loophole in the new blanket ban on legal highs that enables them to sell the substances online.

Despite the ban on dangerous psychoactive substances brought into force last month by the government, dealers are planning to supply festivalgoers at Glastonbury with the drugs. One dealer called Ciao are being openly triumphant about the fact that their products have escaped the legislation, calling their psychoactive substance a “little packet of goodness”. Their online store claims that they make and sell their own substance, which is a brand new compound not outlawed by the ban. They even offer free samples, and despite posting the disclaimer that the chemicals they sell are not suitable for human consumption, state that the product will “give you the kick you need when you want a great night out or fancy some fun at home”.

It is believed that the Glastonbury Festival will be flooded with the substances. The Avon and Somerset Police have issued warnings that anyone caught selling the drugs at the festival could face a seven year jail sentence.

Campaigners against the former legal highs have been incensed by the attitude of dealers like Ciao. The director of drugs charity The Angelus Foundation, Jeremy Sare, said: “This is a disgraceful attempt to continue trading in legal highs. Young people deserve to be protected from those who would recklessly sell dangerous substances.” Ciao however, have defended their position, claiming to be giving people the freedom to embrace new ideas and enjoy new experiences.