The review will come after legal high deaths in England and Wales rose twofold to 52 this past year alone, and following some tragic, high-profile, fatalities in Hampshire.
Welcoming the news, long-term legal high campaigner Steve Brine said: "This is something I've been pressing the Government to do so I'm really pleased. These substances are not harmless fun, I've met parents who've lost children after taking them and that stays with you."
It is estimated that across Europe, one new substance is being discovered per week, and the Winchester & Chandler's Ford MP recently spoke in the Commons to question whether our drug laws are fit for purpose.
Steve continued: "First principle of this review should be to look at our out-of-date drug laws, especially the way legal highs are so freely available through the post, but we also have to find a way for the system to move much quicker when minor alterations are made to these drugs which make them legal but no less lethal."
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