# The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. 2002 No. 1) to provide for a specified cannabis-based medicine to be placed in Schedule 5 of the Regulations. The effect of this is that the specified product is exempt from the prohibitions on import, export and possession under sections 3 and 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/104/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/note
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