Bye-bye Spice, hello...? (wikimedia.org)
Obama Signs Synthetic Drug Ban Bill
"Bath salts" and "fake weed" are now banned on federal law after President Obama signed into law the FDA safety bill to which the bans were attached.
New Synthetic Drugs
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US Senate Passes Synthetic Drug Ban, Without Mandatory Minimums [FEATURE]
The Senate has passed a bill banning new synthetic drugs. It's already passed the House, and the president is expected to sign it into law shortly.
Rand Paul
Rand Paul Blocks Federal Synthetic Drug Bans
Sen. Rand Paul is placing a giant stop sign in front of the Senate as it rushes to enact new bans on new drugs.
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The Top Ten International Drug Policy Stories of 2011 [FEATURE]
We go around the world to find the most important international drug policy stories of 2011.
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.
This is just the beginning.
If You Thought Fake Marijuana Was Crazy, Here Comes Fake Cocaine
As DEA works to drive synthetic marijuana products like Spice and K2 off the shelves, a new legal drug menace is already taking its place.