Blanket ban on legal highs comes into force 

West Midlands Police will use new powers to tackle ‘legal highs’ - with suppliers warned they face jail under fresh legislation launched today (Thursday 26 May). A blanket ban on the production, supply and importation of new psychoactive substances has been introduced as part of the law. Officers will be able to search suspects and vehicles with the power to seize and destroy the substances - commonly known as ’legal highs’. Through the new Psychoactive Sub