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| Queen's Speech raises a few smiles online with mention of the phrase 'psychoactive drugs' | |
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| It may not be known as a source of much amusement, but the Queen's Speech managed to cause something of a stir online today when Her Majesty mentioned the phrase “psychoactive drugs”. | It may not be known as a source of much amusement, but the Queen's Speech managed to cause something of a stir online today when Her Majesty mentioned the phrase “psychoactive drugs”. |
| The Queen made reference to such substances as she announced the new Conservative government's plan to crackdown on “legal highs”. | The Queen made reference to such substances as she announced the new Conservative government's plan to crackdown on “legal highs”. |
| Within moments of the Queen mentioning the phrase however, Twitter users started to express their amusement to the utterance. | Within moments of the Queen mentioning the phrase however, Twitter users started to express their amusement to the utterance. |
| While many simply offered their mild amusement at hearing the Queen use the phrase, others went so far as making videos mixing the footage with dance music and flashing lights. | While many simply offered their mild amusement at hearing the Queen use the phrase, others went so far as making videos mixing the footage with dance music and flashing lights. |
| Not often I can mention The Queen and psychoactive drugs in one tweet so I am doing - those legal highs will become illegal. #QueensSpeech | Not often I can mention The Queen and psychoactive drugs in one tweet so I am doing - those legal highs will become illegal. #QueensSpeech |
| Did the Queen just say Psychoactive Drugs? #QueensSpeech | Did the Queen just say Psychoactive Drugs? #QueensSpeech |
| I could listen to the Queen say 'psychoactive drugs' all day. | I could listen to the Queen say 'psychoactive drugs' all day. |
| YES! Queen psychoactive drugs https://t.co/yTkaJDGvGa | YES! Queen psychoactive drugs https://t.co/yTkaJDGvGa |
| A number of others however simply felt like pointing out that the Queen had used the phrase. | A number of others however simply felt like pointing out that the Queen had used the phrase. |
| The queen just said 'psychoactive drugs'. | The queen just said 'psychoactive drugs'. |
| The Queen just said something about psychoactive drugs. | The Queen just said something about psychoactive drugs. |
| The government's new legislation will make it an offence to produce, supply, import or export “legal highs”, with those found in breach of the law facing up to seven years in prison. | The government's new legislation will make it an offence to produce, supply, import or export “legal highs”, with those found in breach of the law facing up to seven years in prison. |
| Substances such as alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, food and medical products will be specifically excluded however from the Psychoactive Substances Bill. | Substances such as alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, food and medical products will be specifically excluded however from the Psychoactive Substances Bill. |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |