Shadow
12-08-2011, 07:26 PM
The House today voted to ban a variety of synthetic drugs, including "spice (http://www.debatepolicy.com/Blotter/stores-fight-proposed-federal-ban-spice-legal-marijuana/story?id=13732876)," and "bath salts (http://www.debatepolicy.com/Blotter/bath-salts-killed-florida-man-authorities/story?id=13746152)," that had previously been sold legally in stores throughout the country.
The Synthetic Drug Control Act would add over 30 synthetic drugs that mimic the effects of marijuana and cocaine to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, making them illegal to manufacture or dispense. It would also grant the Drug Enforcement Agency more authority to place temporary bans on potentially dangerous drugs as they are investigated.
The bill passed by a vote of 317-98; some Democrats argued the law would make it harder for scientists to obtain needed chemicals for medical research.
An ABC News investigation that aired on "20/20" earlier this year found that spice and bath salts, despite being linked to multiple deaths, were being sold to teenagers across the country with little to no oversight.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/house-votes-ban-fake-marijuana-fake-cocaine/story?id=15116235
Why would you need "over sights" to sell bath salts?? Leave it to stupid kids and druggies to try and use it like cocaine though. Anyway...they better not touch my bath fizzies.. the bastards.
The Synthetic Drug Control Act would add over 30 synthetic drugs that mimic the effects of marijuana and cocaine to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, making them illegal to manufacture or dispense. It would also grant the Drug Enforcement Agency more authority to place temporary bans on potentially dangerous drugs as they are investigated.
The bill passed by a vote of 317-98; some Democrats argued the law would make it harder for scientists to obtain needed chemicals for medical research.
An ABC News investigation that aired on "20/20" earlier this year found that spice and bath salts, despite being linked to multiple deaths, were being sold to teenagers across the country with little to no oversight.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/house-votes-ban-fake-marijuana-fake-cocaine/story?id=15116235
Why would you need "over sights" to sell bath salts?? Leave it to stupid kids and druggies to try and use it like cocaine though. Anyway...they better not touch my bath fizzies.. the bastards.