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Category: K2 Incense News Archive June

  • Man says stores shouldn’t have sold him ‘bath salts’

    HAMLIN — A Ranger man is accusing three businesses of marketing a product known as “bath salts” and sold as a “legal drug,” and other plaintiffs might join his product liability and personal injury suit.

    Jason Vance filed the complaint May 11 in Lincoln Circuit Court. He is represented by attorneys Ronald G. Salmons, Jeffrey S. Bowen and Robby N. Long.

    In the complaint, Vance details six alleged counts.

    The defendants are Harts businesses K&B Quick Stop Inc., LT Jones Tobacco Plus and Smokin’ Joes Arcade LLC of Barboursville.

    “Products known as ‘fake cocaine,’ ‘synthetic cocaine’ or ‘bath salts’… contain mephedrone, also known as 4-methylmethcathinone (4-MMC), or 3-methylephedrone, which is a synthetic stimulant and entactogen drug of the amphetamine and cathinone classes.”

    According to the complaint, Vance purchased such drugs from the defendants or their agents last January to April, and he lists some 20 afflictions attributable to “bath salts.”

    “The defendants misled the plaintiff,” Vance’s complaint states, “by marketing the products in a way that led the plaintiff to believe the products were less harmful than other banned substances…”

    “Bath salts” and another drug, K2 incense, have recently been banned in West Virginia. Other states, including Florida and New York, have banned the drugs.

    “Bath salts” mimics the effects of cocaine, while K2 incense is an incense or potpourri with a chemical makeup similar to marijuana.

    Though banned in the state, some West Virginia communities are going even further in their fight against the new wave of drugs.

    In South Charleston, for example, those who possess or sell the drugs can now face jail time and hundreds in fines.

    Earlier this month, the city council passed two ordinances making both drugs illegal.

    Authorities say “bath salts,” in particular, can lead to delusions, paranoia and, in some cases, death.

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  • Clay County State’s Attorney warns of K2 incense abuse

    Louisville, Ill. —

    Clay County State’s Attorney Marilyn Brant is issuing a strong warning to the public that products marketed as K2 incense, or substances similar to K2 incense are extremely dangerous and may be lethal.  These products are being used in Clay County, and the chemicals are suspected to be the cause of the collapse and hospitalization of a Clay County youth recently.  Victims lose consciousness and become unresponsive in a coma-like state.  The victim survived and is recovering, but this could easily have been fatal.

    K2 incense is a synthetic substance that, when smoked, has an effect similar to marijuana.  K2 incense and K2 incense substitutes, such as “bath salts,” are smoked, injected, or snorted to gain a “high.”  They are marketed over the internet as “potpourri” or are sometimes offered as a retail item in certain establishments, like bars or liquor stores.    Any charge involving the possession of delivery of K2 incense is a felony charge.

    Parents are urged to pay attention to the products their children bring into the home.  If a boy is bringing poupourri or bath salts into the home, that may be a red flag that you should inquire further.These products are marketed over the internet, so if your child is receiving mail-ordered bath salts or poupourri, this is a very serious situation and you may wish to turn the products over to law enforcement officers for testing and/or disposal.

    State’s Attorney Brant emphasizes that these products are extremely dangerous, and can potentially be fatal.  Perhaps the best course of action is to be pro-active, destroy any suspicious products, and have a serious discussion with your child about K2 incense and its substitutes.

  • Teens charged in break-in, stealing synthetic pot- k2 incense

    NEWARK — Two teenagers accused of stealing synthetic marijuana and other items from a Newark convenience store were charged with breaking and entering.

    Early Saturday, police said a 17-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy broke into Stop Mart, 413 Mount Vernon Road, to steal 167 packages of synthetic marijuana, called K2 incense, posh or spice, Licking County Juvenile Court Administrator Dave Edelblute said.

    The 17-year-old pleaded “deny” on one count of breaking and entering, a fifth-degree felony, during an arraignment in Licking County Probate Judge Robert Hoover’s courtroom Monday afternoon. He is being held in the Multi-County Juvenile Detention Center in Lancaster, pending his July 18 trial.

    “He’s also basically been on the run and living in an abandoned home,” Christian said, while recommending that that 17-year-old be held in detention.

    They reportedly broke the windows to enter the store, then left in a vehicle after the theft, Newark Detective Sgt. Dave Haren said.

    In November, the Drug Enforcement Administration temporarily banned five chemicals typically found in synthetic marijuana for a year, making the possession or selling of the products that contain those chemicals illegal, said Barbara Carreno, spokeswoman for the DEA.”all these synthetic drugs should be presumed to be unsafe,” she said, adding that they cause hallucinations and other side effects that marijuana doesn’t.

    The ban has done little to deter local sales.

    While the chemicals are banned, they aren’t necessarily in each K2 incense, posh or spice product, Carreno said. But a store could be in trouble if any of the chemicals are in the product on its shelves.

    “Any store owner who sells something like this is vulnerable to prosecution if the product they’re carrying is illegal,” she said.

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