‘This Is Not a Game’: After son’s death, parents warn about synthetic pot
Posted on August 14, 2014
As Connor was dying, his mother Veronica made a desperate plea: ‘We want people to know how dangerous this is; this is not a game.”
As DEA spokesperson Rusty Payne told NBC News in 2012, trying to keep up is ‘like playing whack-a-mole.” Plus, the drugs, found in products claimed to be “incense” or “potpourri,” can simply be ordered over the Internet or obtained from convenience stores and head shops whose proprietors may or may not know what’s really in them. READ MORE
28 Arrests for Synthetic Drugs in 30 Hours
Posted on June 18, 2014
“It is a message to the fathers and mothers of our community and it is simply this: parents if you have your children suddenly displaying a new found interest in potpourri , incense or bath salts, check it out. Please do not be lulled into a false sense of security that these products are harmless because you can buy them at the gas station or convenience store. These products are terribly harmful and they can kill.” READ MORE
Bath Salts and Other Synthetic Drugs Making “Millions” for Terrorists
Posted on June 27, 2013
“The criminals behind the importation, distribution and selling of these drugs have scant regard for human life in their reckless pursuit of illicit profits,” said Traci Lembke of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. READ MORE
