Mephedrone to be banned within weeks
The legal high, which has been linked to up to 25 deaths in England and Scotland, will be banned and made a Class B drug, he said. A ban on importing the drug came into immediate force.
The announcement came after Johnson was given a report backing a ban on mephedrone – also known as M-Cat, “Miaow Miaow”, or Plant Food – from Professor Les Iversen, chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
