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Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (UK)

UK catch-all legislation prohibiting supply, distribution, import, and export of any substance with psychoactive effects on the CNS, with exemptions for alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, food, and medicines. Applies without naming specific compounds. Reduced UK NPS head shops from ~250 to ~12 within two years.

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Alpha-PVP (alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone)CathinoneClass A (MDA 1971)Commercial quantity (NDPS)EMCDDAEMCDDA Early Warning SystemFederal Analogue Act (FAA)Federal Analogue Act (US)Isotonitazene (ISO)MDPV (methylenedioxypyrovalerone)Mephedrone (4-MMC)Novel psychoactive substance (NPS)

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