The Justice Department is throwing its support behind bills from Sen. Amy Klobuchar that would ban synthetic drugs such as "bath salts," which the senator says are dangerous but still available over store counters.
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The Last Place on Earth in Duluth and two other synthetic drug retailers say they'll appeal the judge's decision. State lawmakers earlier this year passed a ban on synthetic drugs and their "analogs." The retailers argue the law is vague and incomprehensible to anyone besides experts. The judge who tossed out the suit says the retailers don't have enough evidence to back their claims.
Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill Thursday morning at the capitol that will make it a felony to sell synthetic drugs starting Aug. 1. With the action, the state is joining a national crackdown on what's better known as incense, or bath salts.
A toxicologist and ER doctor tells MPR she's seeing more people come in with serious problems after taking synthetic pot or synthetic ecstasy.
An overwhelming majority of Representatives voted on Wednesday to outlaw 250 more chemicals, slap more severe penalties on sellers and make it possible for authorities to quickly add new drugs to the list of banned substances.
The Senate unanimously passed a bill that would also ban many more of the synthetic compounds and make it easier for pharmacy officials to ban new ones. The House already passed a similar bill.
A university chemist created the synthetic substance to study how drugs interact with the brain, then street chemists copied his work and distributed it as a recreational drug. The inventor says it has serious side effects that make it much more dangerous than natural marijuana.