Head shop ‘legal highs’ to be banned from June

LEGAL alternatives to drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy will no longer be sold in head shops from June onwards, the Government confirmed yesterday.

Drugs Minister John Curran said products such as Snow Blow, White Ice, Magic, Liquid Ecstasy, Spice, Charge+ and BZP derivatives will be banned following the implementation of new legislation.

The crackdown could also result in new planning laws obliging head shops to apply for planning permission, as off-licences must do, and from which they are currently exempt.