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| The federal government is imposing an interim national ban on 19 synthetic drugs after the Sydney teenager Henry Kwan took an LSD-like drug and fell to his death. | The federal government is imposing an interim national ban on 19 synthetic drugs after the Sydney teenager Henry Kwan took an LSD-like drug and fell to his death. |
| The ban will prohibit the sale and supply of the drugs for 120 days, giving the states and territories time to update their legislation and outlaw synthetic drugs. | The ban will prohibit the sale and supply of the drugs for 120 days, giving the states and territories time to update their legislation and outlaw synthetic drugs. |
| "Synthetic drugs are dangerous substances that can kill and should not be available for sale," the minister assisting for deregulation, David Bradbury, said. | "Synthetic drugs are dangerous substances that can kill and should not be available for sale," the minister assisting for deregulation, David Bradbury, said. |
| "The synthetic drugs market is fast-moving and suppliers have shown they are willing to change brand names and packaging to get around bans made under consumer laws." | "The synthetic drugs market is fast-moving and suppliers have shown they are willing to change brand names and packaging to get around bans made under consumer laws." |
| He called on the state and territory governments to conduct an urgent review of their drug laws to make sure that synthetic drugs "are not falling through the cracks". | He called on the state and territory governments to conduct an urgent review of their drug laws to make sure that synthetic drugs "are not falling through the cracks". |
| Synthetic drugs were banned in NSW this month following the death of 17-year-old Henry Kwan, who plunged from a balcony thinking he could fly after taking a synthetic form of LSD bought on the internet. | Synthetic drugs were banned in NSW this month following the death of 17-year-old Henry Kwan, who plunged from a balcony thinking he could fly after taking a synthetic form of LSD bought on the internet. |
| Henry's funeral took place in Sydney on Saturday. | Henry's funeral took place in Sydney on Saturday. |
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