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Spice and other synthetic cannabinoids and stimulants will be banned under the bill passed by the House (wikimedia.org)
Spice and other synthetic cannabinoids and stimulants will be banned under the bill passed by the House (wikimedia.org)

US House Votes to Ban New Synthetic Drugs

As expected, the House of Representatives has passed a bill banning synthetic stimulants and cannabinoids. On the positive side, 98 members voted against responding to the drugs with a new prohibition.
uphill climb for reform this year
uphill climb for reform this year

Drug Policy Prospects on Capitol Hill This Year [FEATURE]

Between now and the seating of a new Congress after the 2012 elections, drug reform is going to be a tough slog on Capitol Hill. But that doesn't mean reformers are going away, or that there aren't battles to be fought and won.
Ivory Wave and other products containing "bath salts" will soon be banned. (image via Wikimedia)
Ivory Wave and other products containing "bath salts" will soon be banned. (image via Wikimedia)

DEA Issues Emergency Ban on "Bath Salts" Drugs

The DEA has responded to the latest synthetic drug panic in the only way it knows how -- by enacting bans. This time it's the "bath salts" drugs under attack.
Fake pot goes under many brand names. Spice is one. (image via wikimedia.org)
Fake pot goes under many brand names. Spice is one. (image via wikimedia.org)

More States Go After Synthetic Drugs

When confronted with new intoxicating substances, legislators' prohibitionist reflexes kick in. Just ask fake pot and "bath salts" users.
packaged synthetics (image via wikimedia.org)
packaged synthetics (image via wikimedia.org)

Czechs Ban New Synthetic Drugs, Salvia, Ketamine

Acting with great rapidity for a legislative body, the Czech Parliament has moved to ban dozens of synthetic drugs, and the stuff that gets you high in salvia divinorum, too.
No new legal drugs for you, Kentucky! (Image via Wikimedia.org)
No new legal drugs for you, Kentucky! (Image via Wikimedia.org)

Mephedrone ("Bath Salts") Banned in Kentucky

Add Kentucky to the short list of states that have banned the synthetic stimulant mephedrone, typically marketed as "bath salts."