Comment · Fri, March 4, 2016 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
NPS: What it means for UK Nootropics users
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NotHyplon · 37 points
There is so much head in the sand in this sub i figured it was time to post a collection of responses to false assumptions being used to minimize this things impact.
#Muh Medicines!
The NPS bill claims medicines are what is covered bby another bill. Note this is a definition of medicines, not any form of control. The control of medicines usually falls under the Medicines Act or The Misuse of Drugs Act.
Previously the Medicines act explicitly banned the sale of prescription only medication (POM) from EU countries to the UK. It made no reference to the rest of the world and therefore importation for personal use was **never illegal but never legal either there is a difference*
NPS closes this as unless you have a valid prescription and the product is classed as a medicine by the UK it falls under NPS. The main stand out example is Etizolam (benzo substitute used widely in Japan, never used in the UK) and a more dubious one is modifinal, which while used in the UK is prescribed for narcolepsy only.
Simply put no prescription = You are hit by NPS now as it closes the Medicines Act loop hole. Remember it only takes the DEFINITION of medicines from other acts not thier control…
What they were answering
avonavon · 3 points
Will vendors outside the UK still ship to UK customers? I guess it's only the customer at risk right?
So technically we can still order stuff from US vendors, but may get screwed.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
We are not ceasing shipments to the UK, until we actually start running into issues with confiscated packages. Until then, it's business as usual. If some plans we have all go through, we might have an EU distributor soon. This will allow shipments into the UK to bypass customs; that is until the UK votes to secede from the EU. Haha. That referendum is happening in August I think.