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President Obama signs Schumer law banning bath salts
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| News Date | Monday, July 9, 2012 10:55:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON, D.C. —
President Barack Obama signed a federal law Monday banning the sale of bath salts, synthetic marijuana and other synthetic drugs across the nation, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced.
The new drug legislation that will permanently ban some of the deadly chemical compounds marketed and sold as bath salts and incense in New York and the United States. Schumer, D-N.Y., successfully fought to include three bills related to synthetic substances as part of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act.
“President Obama’s swift approval of this federal ban is the final nail in the coffin for the legal sale of bath salts in smoke shops and convenient stores in New York State and throughout the rest of the country,” Schumer said. “This law will close loopholes that have allowed manufacturers to circumvent local and state bans and ensure that you cannot simply cross state lines to find these deadly bath salts, and I’m pleased that after a great deal of effort, it has become law.” |
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