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The main three acts covering misuse of drugs don't define taking drugs as a form of possession and a quick check of some UK lawyers web sites state explicitly that taking drugs is not illegal in the UK so I think it might be more nuanced than that. Even the Guardian summary of UK drug law says taking drugs is not an offence in itself. This, and based on previous experience, is why I am suprised to see the Gov.uk site saying you can get fined or imprisoned for taking drugs.
I know there was a really big battle over avoiding criminalising drug users when the relevant laws were thrashed out.
Perhaps taking drugs while under some form of order?
I'm going to bother a lawyer over this because I'm genuinely interested.