Tag: synthetic drugs
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Legislature will again tackle challenge of synthetic drugs
The Kentucky General Assembly will “intensify efforts against synthetic drugs that can slip into communities via the Internet, wreaking sudden havoc,” Mike Wynn reports for The Courier-Journal. “The legislature has enacted...
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Bath salts, synthetic drugs change too fast for foes to fight
Bath salts, which mimic the effects of drugs like cocaineand speed. The Patriot-News photo by Chris Knight. Though legislators across the country, including Kentucky, have passed laws to ban synthetic...
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House Judiciary Committee approves two bills to curb synthetic, Rx drug abuse
Cracking down on drugs is one of the most pressing topics of the 2012 General Assembly, and lawmakers showed they were serious about it this afternoon. (Associated Press photo by...
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Sen. Rand Paul puts holds on federal synthetic drug bans
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, left, has put a hold on several Senate bills aimed at banning chemicals used in synthetic drugs because he feels “enforcement of most drug laws can...