UK legal Info

[jago25_98]

Hi, did a bit of searching and came up with this advice on law:

Synopsis:

- it's ok to have a friend send you some medical quality, non-counterfeit steroids from a foriegn country where buying/selling/possession is legal as long as they accept no money in return for doing so. I would guess that favours and other non-monetry exchange of anything of value may count towards this as trade or 'buying'.

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Rest from another thread ( http://www.intense-training.com/foru...374#post138374 )

Thanks for the info Joeboy.

Following what you said I did a search and found this:

"Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

In the UK, anabolic steroids are classified as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. It is an offence to produce, supply, and possess and/or import/export anabolic steroids with intent to supply. However, it is not an offence to possess them when in the form of a medicinal product for personal use."

"There is little evidence to support the belief that anabolic steroids alone can increase muscle strength in adult males (!)- development is dependent on an appropriate diet and exercise programme. When anabolic steroids are used without training, muscles tend to look bigger, but this is probably due to water retention. Because of their ability to promote the quality and quantity of training, anabolic steroids became known as 'training drugs', taken during training before a competition. To reduce the risk of being caught by a drug test, the competitor comes off the drugs several weeks before a competition and may retain some of the benefits. However, anabolic steroids have always been detected during competition testing as well as during out of competition testing, showing the extent of the risk that some competitors are prepared to take."

^from http://www.scottishyouthfa.co.uk/news_drugsanabolic.htm

However:

" anabolic steroids are prescription only medicines. It is not illegal to possess them for your own use, or to import them for your own use, but it is illegal to supply them without a licence, or to import them for supply to somebody else: Class C penalties apply"

^ from http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/ab...c-steroids.htm

Also found:
http://discussion.thailand.com/cgi-b...588&SID=254101
http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/...initions.shtml (press ctrl+a)

"Anabolic Steroids are controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act as class C drugs but their legal status is complicated. In most situations the possession offence is waived meaning that people who possess or use steroids without a prescription are unlikely to be prosecuted. However, in some areas of the UK police have successfully prosecuted people for possession of steroids when the steroids have not been in the form of a medicinal product. It is always an offence to sell or supply steroids to another person. People can also be prosecuted for possession with intent to supply if they have large quantities of steroids without a prescription for them."

"It is not an offence to possess anabolic steroids for personal use, unless they are counterfeit"

^ v.nice uk article from http://www.drugscope.org.uk/druginfo..._steroids.html

[GRANVILLE]

Originally Posted by jago25_98

Hi, did a bit of searching and came up with this advice on law:

Synopsis:

- it's ok to have a friend send you some medical quality, non-counterfeit steroids from a foriegn country where buying/selling/possession is legal as long as they accept no money in return for doing so. I would guess that favours and other non-monetry exchange of anything of value may count towards this as trade or 'buying'.

---

Rest from another thread ( http://www.intense-training.com/foru...374#post138374 )

Thanks for the info Joeboy.

Following what you said I did a search and found this:

"Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

In the UK, anabolic steroids are classified as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. It is an offence to produce, supply, and possess and/or import/export anabolic steroids with intent to supply. However, it is not an offence to possess them when in the form of a medicinal product for personal use."

"There is little evidence to support the belief that anabolic steroids alone can increase muscle strength in adult males (!)- development is dependent on an appropriate diet and exercise programme. When anabolic steroids are used without training, muscles tend to look bigger, but this is probably due to water retention. Because of their ability to promote the quality and quantity of training, anabolic steroids became known as 'training drugs', taken during training before a competition. To reduce the risk of being caught by a drug test, the competitor comes off the drugs several weeks before a competition and may retain some of the benefits. However, anabolic steroids have always been detected during competition testing as well as during out of competition testing, showing the extent of the risk that some competitors are prepared to take."

^from http://www.scottishyouthfa.co.uk/news_drugsanabolic.htm

However:

" anabolic steroids are prescription only medicines. It is not illegal to possess them for your own use, or to import them for your own use, but it is illegal to supply them without a licence, or to import them for supply to somebody else: Class C penalties apply"

^ from http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/ab...c-steroids.htm

Also found:
http://discussion.thailand.com/cgi-b...588&SID=254101
http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/...initions.shtml (press ctrl+a)

"Anabolic Steroids are controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act as class C drugs but their legal status is complicated. In most situations the possession offence is waived meaning that people who possess or use steroids without a prescription are unlikely to be prosecuted. However, in some areas of the UK police have successfully prosecuted people for possession of steroids when the steroids have not been in the form of a medicinal product. It is always an offence to sell or supply steroids to another person. People can also be prosecuted for possession with intent to supply if they have large quantities of steroids without a prescription for them."

"It is not an offence to possess anabolic steroids for personal use, unless they are counterfeit"

^ v.nice uk article from http://www.drugscope.org.uk/druginfo..._steroids.html

I wont expand on the subject here, but in the uk it is also acceptable to purchase "non-human" grade steroids for use on those pets that have already had them administered to them, meaning in real terms that if you have a reason you can import lab grade substance for your pet from Thailand in reasonable quantities, strange as it may seem that is why certain uk citizens keep certain strains of tropical fish., enough said.