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South Australia imposes synthetic drugs ban

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-13/south-australia-imposes-synthetic-drugs-ban/4751866

South Australia has followed New South Wales by banning 19 potentially-harmful synthetic drugs from sale.

The Government said fines of up to $1.1 million would apply.

A Sydney teenager died after plunging from a balcony last week while under the influence of a drug that mimics LSD.

South Australian Attorney-General John Rau says a 60-day interim ban would apply.

"So far there is nothing to suggest that these products are widely available in South Australia. These steps will help ensure that this remains the case," he said.

The Government named the banned substances, and variants, as White Revolver, Iblaze, Buddha Express Black Label, Ash Inferno, Galaxy Ultra Nova, Iblaze Tropic Thunder, Kyote, Skunk, Sharman, K2, Kronic, Slappa, Black Widow, Vortex Inferno, King Karma, Iceblaze , Herbal Incense, Circus Deluxe and Montana Madness.

Mr Rau said any retailers who stocked any of the listed products should contact Consumer and Business Services on 131882 for more information.

He said dealing with synthetic drugs was complex because people often bought them online.

The minister said that about 15 months ago, in country South Australia, a man died from head injuries after taking a synthetic drug.

He said people initially had thought the man was a victim of an assault.
 
White Revolver, Iblaze, Buddha Express Black Label, Ash Inferno, Galaxy Ultra Nova, Iblaze Tropic Thunder, Kyote, Skunk, Sharman, K2, Kronic, Slappa, Black Widow, Vortex Inferno, King Karma, Iceblaze , Herbal Incense, Circus Deluxe and Montana Madness.


WTF ? that tells us NOTHING about the drugs, what bunch of crap.
 
What a useless article. For real. The South Australian man that died from a 'synthetic drug' that 'mimics LSD' took 25i-NBOME. This article mentions that death but then proceeds to list a number of synthetic drugs that are barely even identifiable, let alone psychedelic. It's street names and 'common' colloquialisms like this that cause harm to people less informed.

If anyone can tell me the actual names of these newly banned substances I would be very grateful.
 
webbykevin said:
White Revolver, Iblaze, Buddha Express Black Label, Ash Inferno, Galaxy Ultra Nova, Iblaze Tropic Thunder, Kyote, Skunk, Sharman, K2, Kronic, Slappa, Black Widow, Vortex Inferno, King Karma, Iceblaze , Herbal Incense, Circus Deluxe and Montana Madness.


WTF ? that tells us NOTHING about the drugs, what bunch of crap.
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Yo yo dawg' ya'll don't know the real groovy names or the herbal blends, mannn? Kat kat meow meow and super kronic green-hoodlems with a dash of cosmic super-radiator kush krush incense is the best, yo'. Just watch out for the purple haze, blue sun and Pscychedelica insanity madness blaze kit or you're going to be tripping hard like a dangleberry on Willa Wonka's herbal factory krunk-skunk.
 
Makes me feel old, back in my day we had no silly sayings and everything was fab and groovy.
 
Does anyone have a link to where the laws that were passed against the synthetics in NSW and SA are posted?

Just curious to see it. When I saw what was banned the last time it was funny because I knew that the fake weed suppliers had already swapped before the legislation was passed. This time it seems that the companies have decided to close down and just flood the black market with the product at half price or less. Never been much of a fan of the stuff myself but I'm sure there is going to be a lot out there after the ban
 
The good news is people that were anti weed or LSD may be warming to them because of the fear mongering regarding synthetic drugs.
 
^ unlikely. Anti drug people tend to believe hysterical anti drug propaganda regardless of rational arguments.

Reeks of a political stunt to me; with the importation of Research Chemicals being the real "issue" (one that is incredibly difficult for authorities to completely stop) - this is their token effort to comfort the mums, dads and various wowsers in the community.
I mean, how dare people consume untaxed drugs? Most un-groovy.

First one to slip Tony Abbott a hit of 2ci NBOMe before a nationally televised prime ministerial debate wins a prize!
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The head shops should start selling shit with brands like, "vote labour party" or "worship jesus crystals" - see how that looks in court and in the media, just a thought :)

Imagine Tony Abbott campaigning for the ban of the "vote LNP spice" because "this drug will make you vote conservatively and see bright colours"

hahahha, the language and descriptions of things connected with drugs believed and used by the straight moralists is so surreal and ridiculous we should start playing them at their own game, making up completely hilarious metaphors and anecdotes just to see gullible these people are.

Just for our own amusement, it doesn't have to be all about a negative conflict/war, lets own it by having fun with the whole crazy situation.
 
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New Qld laws criminalise synthetic drugs across the state

LESS than a week after New South Wales banned 19 specific synthetic drugs, the Queensland Government has trumpeted its success in clamping down on the now-illicit substances.

In contrast to the NSW's ban lasting up to 90 days, Queensland criminalised any product designed to imitate the effects of chemicals already outlawed as a dangerous drug.

NSW acted on the threat of these synthetic drugs after a 17-year-old Sydney teenager fell to his death after consuming a product that would purportedly mimics the hallucinogenic drug LSD.

On Friday, Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie said the harsher laws meant "drug cooks" could not circumvent the law by simply swapping out one chemical for another.

"We have cast the net wide, making the possession, sale or trafficking of any substance with an intended similar effect to a dangerous drug a criminal offence," he said.

"If you are caught with synthetic drugs in Queensland, you face possible jail time."

The state-wide crackdown in Queensland also included a suite of police raids in regional areas, with 17 warrants executed at Warwick, Toowoomba, Ipswich, Gatton and Allora, which led to 19 being arrested and charged with a range of offences including trafficking and supplying dangerous drugs in late May.

In NSW, 100 Fair Trading officers found 41 stores still selling the now-banned products during a week-long blitz.
Any caught with the drugs on the shelf could be liable for a fine of $1.1 million for their business.

Mr Bleijie congratulated NSW's Fair Trading Minister Anthony Roberts for putting the ban in place on June 9.

http://www.caboolturenews.com.au/news/new-state-laws-criminalise-synthetic-drugs-across-/1907994/
 
White Revolver, Ash Inferno, Black Widow: the synthetic drugs driving spike in rehab cases

White Revolver, Ash Inferno, Black Widow, Skunk, Kronic, Vortex Inferno and Montana Madness are all names of synthetic drugs that have been banned for 90 days by the NSW Minister for Fair Trading Anthony Roberts. So just how dangerous are synthetic drugs, and if they are dangerous enough to ban, how were they legally sold in tobacconists and other retailers in the first place?


By his parents' account Sydney teenager Henry Kwan was a conscientious, hardworking and loving son. On Wednesday 5th June he leapt to his death from the third floor of his home. He’d gone into a psychotic state after taking what was believed to be 251–NBOMe, a legally available synthetic drug designed to mimic the effects of LSD.

It has been reported that Henry Kwan got the synthetic drug from a school friend, who’d bought it off the internet. His parents told the ABC’s 7.30 program that they believed he took the drug to help him study.

Matt Noffs, co-founder of Street University in Sydney’s west, says that using drugs has become a rite of passage for many kids. ‘If the President of the United States can be open in his biography about how much pot he used, and also about how much cocaine he used ... you’ve got someone there who is a ‘leader of the free world’ who is very open about his drug use ... it gives you an indication of how normalised drug use is in today’s society.’

He says the difference today is the speed in which new recreational drugs are created. Five years ago there were around half a dozen to hit the market, this year he says there are 70 new drugs.

‘Scott’ (not his real name) is 29 and lives in Newcastle. He’s used synthetic drugs in the past, and once worked for a retailer who sold them. In his experience there are a wide range of people who buy synthetic drugs, from younger weekend users who want to party on a Saturday night, to older customers who may have traditionally used marijuana, but prefer to now use legal cannabinoids.


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Synthetic drugs fall into three categories: cannabinoids, stimulants and hallucinogens, each designed to mimic illicit drugs like marijuana, cocaine and LSD.

Scott says people take synthetic drugs because they lack access to their illicit drug of choice, or because they’re trying to avoid detection at work. People who work in the mining industry, couriers, truck drivers ... anywhere that negative drug testing has become part of the employment contract.

Scott’s used synthetic and illicit cannabis and hallucinogens, and believes that synthetic drugs are more dangerous: ‘You have no idea what these chemical components are that are going into the synthetic drugs, whereas there has been research done into illicits, so you know vaguely what dosage, how much to use for example. With a lot of the synthetics you have no idea. It’s not documented, the information is not available online, nobody really knows about it so it’s really hard to gauge.’

Dominic Perrottet is the NSW Liberal Member for Castle Hill and was chair of a legal affairs committee inquiry into synthetic drugs that reported to Parliament in May this year. According to Mr Perrottet a drug rehabilitation centre in the Hunter Valley has had a 25 per cent rise in young people being treated for using synthetic drugs.

The inquiry heard from recovering drug addicts that one product could produce different experiences each time it was taken, and Mr Perrottet was alarmed at what he heard about the unpleasant side effects: ‘A lot of them found they were having much greater and harmful health effects than they’d have with more traditional drugs—heart palpitations, psychosis; some people felt that they were actually going to die.’

So why, if these synthetic drugs are potentially so harmful, have they been legally available?

Mr Perrottet says it’s because synthetic drugs have often been placed in the too hard basket, as manufacturers could stay one step ahead of the law by tweaking the chemical makeup of products to get around the bans.

The NSW legal affairs committee inquiry into synthetic drugs has made 13 recommendations for the NSW Government. One of the key proposals is for NSW to adopt Schedule 9 of the Federal Standards for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons into NSW legislation. This will give a broader net to catch different chemical compounds (rather than individual chemical mixtures) and potentially make it easier for police to enforce bans. Beyond this he says the issue also requires a federal approach, as most synthetic drugs are manufactured overseas.

Scott says that banning synthetic drugs will only drive consumers and suppliers underground, and that they always have the option of ordering drugs online.

For Mr Noffs, making it harder to sell synthetic drugs is only part of the solution, and mostly a bandaid one at that. He says that drugs are here to stay, and he’s under no illusion that he can solve the issue of drug consumption for young people. ‘It’s not about saying no to drugs,' he says. 'What I want to do is create a space that activates their minds and potential to a point where drugs are a small part of their lives.’

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/synthetic-drugs/4752118
 
I dont get why they keep calling 25i–NBOMe (or why they call it 251...) legally available... I don't understand if they just did so little research or if they are referring to the fact that if you got caught with it you probably wouldn't be charged unless you had a lot because they would have to establish in court it was an analogue costing them lots of money. If anyone was dealing 25I they would probably get done for selling something as LSD even if they were being honest to the buyers about what it was.

The NSW law seems so wide reaching but it still misses the 25nbome range. Its only going to ban synthetic cannabinoids and the shitty mdpv 'cocaine replacements'.
Not that this lets test synthetic weed and have it regulated on the market thing makes much sense though. I think we know that they synthetic weed is pretty bad for your health (especially now we see so many side effects) and that cannabis is far healthier. Well they aren't going to admit that. It seems to me much more likely that they will legalise + regulate these unhealthier RCs because they can't contain them than make weed legal.

Even more likely is a downward spiral where newer untested RCs flood the market and they can't do shit about it so ruin users lives to 'set an example'
 
thickskin said:
I dont get why they keep calling 25i–NBOMe (or why they call it 251...) legally available... I don't understand if they just did so little research or if they are referring to the fact that if you got caught with it you probably wouldn't be charged unless you had a lot because they would have to establish in court it was an analogue costing them lots of money. If anyone was dealing 25I they would probably get done for selling something as LSD even if they were being honest to the buyers about what it was.

The NSW law seems so wide reaching but it still misses the 25nbome range. Its only going to ban synthetic cannabinoids and the shitty mdpv 'cocaine replacements'.
Not that this lets test synthetic weed and have it regulated on the market thing makes much sense though. I think we know that they synthetic weed is pretty bad for your health (especially now we see so many side effects) and that cannabis is far healthier. Well they aren't going to admit that. It seems to me much more likely that they will legalise + regulate these unhealthier RCs because they can't contain them than make weed legal.

Even more likely is a downward spiral where newer untested RCs flood the market and they can't do shit about it so ruin users lives to 'set an example'
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25i is now directly on the scheduled list I think it was in verybuffeds post a week or two ago.

But prior to that I'm not sure exactly where it fitted in, maybe it was like 4-mmc. It was federally illegal under some analog laws, but this applied to the importation of it, I remember doing some reading about it and it turned out you could have 4-mmc in Victoria and sell it in victoria but importing it was still illegal or getting it from another state was illegal. Perhaps 25i-nbome was like that for awhile? Although I would've thought 25i was already illegal, so more likely just shitty journalism. Also whenever one journalist posts something wrong doesn't take long for the others to use that article as their source and post the same wrong facts.

Also if you did sell 25i as 25i, you'd get trialled for it, not for LSD, you could look at which one has a harsher sentence and then claim you thought it was LSD but I'd suspect 25i has a less harsh penalty because fuck knows why?.
 
thestudent14 said:
Also if you did sell 25i as 25i, you'd get trialled for it, not for LSD, you could look at which one has a harsher sentence and then claim you thought it was LSD but I'd suspect 25i has a less harsh penalty because fuck knows why?.
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If it was laid on blotter paper I suspect you would still be charged for LSD because its easier to prosecute. If you sell blotter paper that has no chemicals on it and you get caught you get charged for selling LSD.
 
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