Friday the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published a Final Rule to permanently control 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone (methylone) and a Notice of Intent to temporarily schedule three synthetic cannabinoids. The first of two notices published in the Federal Register this morning is a Final Rule permanently placing methylone, a synthetic stimulant drug that has been encountered [...]

TWO DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN WHITE PLAINS FEDERAL COURT WITH DISTRIBUTION OF SYNTHETIC DRUG KNOWN AS “BATH SALTS” OUT OF KINGSTON, N.Y. STOREFRONT Kevin Hartrum and Teresa Greene were arrested for conspiring to distribute in excess of $100,000 worth of synthetic designer drugs, known as “bath salts,” which are controlled substances. Hartrum and Greene were arrested [...]

SCHUMER LEGISLATION BANNING BATH SALTS AND 29 OTHER DEADLY SYNTHETIC SUBSTANCES SIGNED INTO LAW TODAY BY PRESIDENT OBAMA Schumer’s Law Adds 31 Substances to List of Controlled Substances and Stops Legal Sales of ‘Bath Salts,’ Synthetic Marijuana, and Synthetic Hallucinogens in NYS & The U.S.; Federal Law Is Critical To Combat Scourge With United Front, [...]

SCHUMER LEGISLATION BANNING SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA PASSES SENATE Schumer Successfully Overcomes Filibuster on Bill That Would Make Dangerous and Deadly Compounds in Synthetic Marijuana and Bath Salts Illegal and Remove them From Store Shelves Nationally Schumer Bill Would Prevent Manufacturers of Synthetic Marijuana From Tweaking Compounds in Order to Skirt State Laws Schumer: Let This Be [...]