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'Spice' synthetic THC now illegal under DEA emergency ruling
As of yesterday.
As anticipated, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration announced that five variations of synthetic marijuana - sometimes called Spice - have been added to its list of illegal drugs.
The chemicals in synthetic pot are created in laboratories to produce effects similar to marijuana plants but remain different enough on a molecular level to escape detection in urine tests.
The formulas are then sprayed on smokable, organic materials that are ultimately sold in head shops as "incense."
The DEA's emergency order makes possessing or selling products containing any of five popular chemical recipes for Spice illegal for the next 12 months.
Who requested the DEA to make this material illegal to obtain. Did the DEA make a law without due process of the Legislative Branch of the Government. Let's continue to waste tax money processing bad little kids that can't afford the real thing. Johnny Adams once said, " A Government of the People, for the People and by the People". What happen to that Government?
dononamous. : 2011-03-03 09:08:01
I dislike this title, I keep thinking of marinol. oh well.
Jhymnbeau. : 2011-03-02 17:40:56
The DEA ban is on 5 specific chemicals so it cannot make "synthetic cannabis" illegal as there are dozens of compounds that can be used to create a similar effect.
After the DEA's year-long study is concluded, however, expect all such products to be removed from shelves in the United States. And until the study is finished it would be hard to prosecute an Analog Law case...
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