Statewide ban goes into effect for ‘bath salts’
November 3, 2011
By Staff
State health officials have banned the dangerous chemicals in so-called bath salts — dangerous substances used as substitutes for cocaine and methamphetamine.
The rule goes into effect this month.
The state Board of Pharmacy banned the sale, possession and use of products called Spice, K-2, bath salts, plant food, Ivory Wave and White Lightening. The chemicals in the products mimic the effects of cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD and methamphetamine.
Users typically inhale the bath salts in a manner similar to snorting cocaine.
In April, the Board of Pharmacy adopted a temporary emergency ban on bath salts and later adopted a permanent ban.
The state ban gives clear authority to law enforcement agencies to prosecute people for the manufacture, distribution, sale and possession of bath salts.
Based on complaints and reports to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency from poison centers, hospital emergency rooms and law enforcement agencies, the DEA also announced a yearlong, nationwide ban.
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