Fake pot is baaaaack

The synthetic marijuana that we reported about and the federal authorities banned months ago is back, being sold legally in a different form in shops and on the Internet.

The Sun-Sentinel reports manufacturers have changed the chemical compounds just enough to skirt the ban by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and a new state law. Its sold as incense or potpourri, but law enforcement officials say people know what it’s really for: smoking to get high.

As before, the packaging is labeled “Not for human comsumption” but that means nothing for the fake potheads.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”