Commission urges Union-wide ban on mephedrone

摘要

On 20 October, the European Commission called for a dangerous drug that is still legal in 12 member states to be banned across the EU. Mephedrone, a drug with similar properties to ecstasy, is still available both on the internet and from dealers, and has been involved in at least 37 deaths in the United Kingdom and Ireland alone. The Commission's proposal would ban the manufacturing and marketing of mephedrone, submitting it to criminal sanctions all over Europe.