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Synthetic Marijuana Troubles Law Enforcement

September 14, 2011 10:56 PM

Known as "legal herb," "spice" or "herbal incense," synthetic marijuana has been around for a few years now. But getting it off the streets hasn't been easy for law enforcement. "They're called synthetic cannabinoids, they're not actually cannabinoids," said Acadiana Crime Lab Director Kevin Ardoin. Ardoin sees packets... more »
Deputies Crack Down on Newly Illegal Fake Bath Salts

January 6, 2011 11:41 PM

Synthetic drugs masqueraded as bath salts have hospitalized hundreds in Louisiana and even caused several deaths and suicides. But as of Thursday those drugs and the chemicals used to make them are now illegal. Right after Governor Bobby Jindal banned the fake bath salts, law enforcement teams across Acadiana... more »
New Synthetic Legal Marijuana

September 17, 2010 11:22 AM

PASCGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Jackson County authorities say a new synthetic marijuana has made its way into the local market. The Mississippi Press reports that one its reporters went to an unidentified convenience store and paid $21.40 for a one-gram package of Nola Diamond grape potpourri. The newspaper says the... more »