Saturday, March 27, 2010
Synthetic Marijuana Bill Clears Committee
KENTUCKY...
The Kentucky Senate judiciary committee has put its stamp of approval on a bill to outlaw the manufacture, sale and possession of synthetic marijuana. The panel acted following an appeal by state representative Will Coursey. The Benton Democrat is the sponsor of a measure that bans production of the substance also known as "salvia." Van Ingram is director of the governor's office of drug control policy. He says the proposed prohibition is a good move to block drug manufacturers who are trying to beat the system. Democrat Perry Clark opposes the bill. He says it is costly and ineffective. Clark thinks it makes more sense to tax the drugs than to drive the substances into an underground economy.
The Kentucky Senate judiciary committee has put its stamp of approval on a bill to outlaw the manufacture, sale and possession of synthetic marijuana. The panel acted following an appeal by state representative Will Coursey. The Benton Democrat is the sponsor of a measure that bans production of the substance also known as "salvia." Van Ingram is director of the governor's office of drug control policy. He says the proposed prohibition is a good move to block drug manufacturers who are trying to beat the system. Democrat Perry Clark opposes the bill. He says it is costly and ineffective. Clark thinks it makes more sense to tax the drugs than to drive the substances into an underground economy.
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