Table 3 Legal classification of drugs in the UK
Class AClass BClass C
LSDPholcodeineKetamine
HeroinAmphetamineCannabis*
CocaineMethylphenidate (Ritalin)Tranquillisers
MethodoneGamma-hydroxybutyrate
MDMA (ecstasy)
Injectable amphetamine
Magic mushrooms
(containing psilocin)

  • *Following a recommendation from the Home Secretary, cannabis is likely to be reclassified a class B drug from 2009.40 LSD, lysergic diethylamide; MDMA, N-methyl-l-(3, 4-methylene-dioxyphenyl)-2-amino-propane.

  • *Following a recommendation from the Home Secretary, cannabis is likely to be reclassified a class B drug from 2009.40 LSD, lysergic diethylamide; MDMA, N-methyl-l-(3, 4-methylene-dioxyphenyl)-2-amino-propane.