Synthetic Marijuana, Still Available and Still Dangerous!
Although the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has banned certain chemicals known as synthetic cannabinoids or fake pot, the challenge continues to be curbing the circulation of new, similar, synthetic drugs.
Pot on a Plane
On a JetBlue flight from Florida to New Jersey, a 43 year old California resident, Adam Blumenkranz, was caught smoking pot in the lavatory. He was arrested at the Newark airport on drug charges of possessing less than 50 grams of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. His excuse – he holds a “medical” marijuana registration card and is smoking marijuana under the guise of medicine The authorities quickly trumped the man’s medical excuse by clarifying that air travel is under federal jurisdiction and marijuana is always illegal at the federal level.
International Drug Policy Groups Evaluate The Global Impact of Drug Legalization
Significant groups from across the globe came together to evaluate the potential impact of drug legalization. This alliance of drug policy experts found that drugs are an enormous social problem and that the drug trade adversely affects the global economy and the viability of some countries that have become transit routes.
