DRUGS POLICY This festival does not condone the use of drugs. It is illegal to buy, sell or take drugs. Drugs enforcement laws are as applicable onsite as anywhere else in the UK.
Can you take medication into festivals?
Remember to bring any regular medications you might need (for example inhalers or epi pens). If you take regular medication that must be kept in a fridge (for example insulin), check with your festival before you go whether their medical team can store this for you.
What happens if they find drugs on you Leeds Festival?
Staff will search for illegal items including drugs. If someone offers you drugs, please report them to the nearest member of security with as much information as you can.
Can you bring paracetamol to a festival?
Make sure to add plenty of pain relief to your festival first aid kit to keep aches and pains at bay. This includes: Ibuprofen or paracetamol.
Is there sniffer dogs at Leeds Fest?
We put a lot of time and effort on briefing and training and run emergency exercises. We also have a team of sniffer dogs working around the clock.
What happens if you are caught with drugs at a festival UK?
If you are found in possession of drugs you may be arrested and are liable to prosecution and/or may not be allowed to go into the festival. If you are found with drugs once on site, you may be ejected and/or arrested. If you are prosecuted for a drugs offence, you will get a criminal record.
Can I bring medication in my personal bag?
You can bring your medication in pill or solid form in unlimited amounts as long as it is screened. You can travel with your medication in both carry-on and checked baggage. It’s highly recommended you place these items in your carry-on in the event that you need immediate access.
Can you take paracetamol to Leeds?
If you do need it, there are shops here where you can buy it. You don’t need to carry too many medicines unless you have prescriptions. You can bring about 1 month’s worth of medicines. Commonly used medications like Paracetamol and pain relievers are readily available here.
Can you take a vape to Leeds Fest?
At Reading and Leeds, festival-goers can bring cigarettes for personal use into both the campsite and arenas, while e-cigarettes are also allowed.
Do they search you at Leeds Festival?
We ask that you also play a part in keeping Leeds Festival safe and secure, so please take note of our messages below, pack accordingly and stay strong together. All festival goers will be subject to extra searches of their vehicles, bags and their person.
Can you go to a festival and not do drugs?
It’s safer not to take drugs. Festivals are an unfamiliar and crowded environment and you’re probably miles away from home You don’t know what’s in the drugs or how much, how they might affect you or how they will mix with anything else you’ve taken or drunk. There’s a lot of potential for a seriously bad time.
Do you have to declare prescription drugs at customs UK?
You need to prove your medicine is prescribed to you if: it contains a ‘controlled drug’ you have it on you when you’re entering the UK.
Can you take deodorant to a festival?
Toiletries: Starting with the obvious, deodorant is an absolute essential, but make sure you bring roll on as some festivals won’t allow aerosols into the premises. If you’re planning on using the communal showers, bring miniature shower gel, and shampoo and conditioner if you’re planning on washing your hair.
Can sniffer dogs smell pills?
Whilst most sniffer dogs are trained to detect hard drugs, like cocaine, heroin and ecstasy, they also have the ability to detect lower-class drugs and pills. The list of substances that dogs can detect is always increasing in size.
Can sniffer dogs smell drugs inside you?
A dog’s sense of smell is believed to be 10,000 to 100,000 times better than that of a human, which means a well-trained detection dog will likely smell through your attempts at concealing drugs.
Can sniffer dogs smell Coke?
Most sniffer dogs can be trained to pick up the smell of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, opiates, ecstasy and LSD.
Do festivals do strip searches?
Many festivals require you to give consent to being searched as a condition of entry. If you refuse to consent to a search they reserve the right to not let you into the festival. Security guards do not have the power to perform a strip search. Police officers are legally able to stop and search you.
Do UK airports search for drugs?
Sniffer dogs are visible at airports for a number scenarios. They sniff passengers and hand luggage at security checkpoints and if someone reports a suspicious package or incident on a plane, bomb dogs are on hand to sniff the aircraft, its passengers and its cargo hatch to ensure all passengers are safe.
Can you take medication into Creamfields?
As many of you who have already attended a Creamfields festival will know, Creamfields has a zero tolerance to drugs, and stringent security measures are in place.
Can I mix pills in same container?
And now to your main question. Assuming your medications and supplements have been cleared for potential interactions, it’s fine to store them together. Any powder or residue from the pills or gel caps is small enough not to make a difference.
Can pills go unmarked?
3) Medication generally doesn’t need to be presented or declared, but it’s helpful to know exactly what you have in case they ask. The TSA does not require you to have your medication in its original prescription bottle, so traveling with a pill case does not violate any rules.