Synthetic Marijuana: the Legal Way to the Grave

Synthetic Narcotics- tabuns Growing Epidemic As if teaching our youth near the dangers of drugs isnt hard enough, at present we have companys manufacturing a synthetic form of Marijuana, commonly referred to as Spice or K-2. These companys target our youth by packaging it colorful, shiny packets and giving cool name calling like magic monkey or purple passion. They label these packages herbal incense and non for human consumption in an attempt to hide its intended use and avoid FDA regulations, yet for atomic number 53 package containing 5 grams it costs on average $15. 9-$21. 99. Thats pretty expensive for an air freshener. In 2011, 14. 4 percent of 12 graders admitted to experimenting with synthetic marijuana. Just last March, 16 year old revere student, and star soccer player from Fayette County, Ga. Chase Burnett died shortly after experimenting with this drug. This had law makers act quick and enact Chases Law , Georgia House Bill 370, which made this drug a Schedule 1 C ontrolled means and a felony to purchase, possess and distribute any form of this substance. Once this bill was signed by Gov.Nathan Deal, it took active 24 hours for police agencies, mine being one, to conduct search warrants all over metro battle of Atlanta to get this deadly drug off the shelves. Although now illegal, and rightfully so, there ar more retail stores, smoke shops and swagger stations that still sell the drug all over Georgia and around the Metro Atlanta area. As quick as officers take it off the shelves, its being replaced scarce as fast. Shop owners feel its a violation of their civil rights and use excuses like we raftt control what customers do with what they buy or they tell officers they didnt know it was illegal, its scarcely incense.If they didnt know it was illegal and didnt think they were doing anything wrong, why do they keep it unavowed behind the counter, out of sight and locked up? Why are they charging so much money for something that normally would cost about $2, if really used as an air freshener? These, as well as many more questions have been raised by not only Law Enforcement, but parents as well. As consumers, the best way to stop these shops and gas stations from selling this to our youth is stop buying your gas or any other items at these locations. Its now and always will be about the money.Once they see customers going across the street to get gas, they will get the hint. Another way businesses are being put on notice is letting them know that their business license will be revoked if caught selling these and any other illegal substances from their stores. With the new laws enacted and parents working together with Law Enforcement, we are outset to get a tighter grip on this fast growing epidemic that is plaguing are children. References Whitehouse. gov/ondcp http//georgia. gov/blog/2012-08-20/banning-synthetic-marijuana