Sameria
Bluelighter
Thanks Juvenile. I'll tell all my friends who work on-site to stay away from all synthetic cannabanoids. It's a fucked up world where your employment dictates what you can and can't do outside of the job...
Tasmania looks set to become the first state to outlaw a synthetic cannabis known as Kronic.
Australian law enforcement and health professionals are concerned about the drug and several states are considering placing restrictions on its sale.
It is being marketed as a legal alternative to cannabis, inducing the same feelings of relaxation and euphoria described by regular users.
But authorities say it is potentially 100 times stronger than marijuana and can produce extreme reactions including severe hallucinations, heart palpitations and psychosis.
It has prompted Tasmanian police to lobby the State Government to make it illegal.
Police believe the Government will add Kronic to the state's list of banned drugs on Monday.
is there an article available about that or just word of mouth? i'm interested because i have friends in WA at Port Hedland working. they don't use but i do know others from my home town who smoke it occasionally and are faced with the possibility of a piss test each day. the lucky dip method, pick the wrong coloured ball and you have to piss for them.
They also banned planking this week, 7 people fired already.
Tasmania looks set to become the first state to outlaw a synthetic cannabis known as Kronic.
Australian law enforcement and health professionals are concerned about the drug and several states are considering placing restrictions on its sale.
It is being marketed as a legal alternative to cannabis, inducing the same feelings of relaxation and euphoria described by regular users.
But authorities say it is potentially 100 times stronger than marijuana and can produce extreme reactions.
It has prompted Tasmanian police to lobby the State Government to make it illegal.
Police believe the Government will add Kronic to the state's list of banned drugs on Monday.
AMA Tasmania president Dr John Davis says Kronic has serious side effects.
"Heart palpitations, hallucinations, delirium and severe depression, and who knows what else because the drug's only been around four years and we've got no idea what the long-term effects are," he said.
Kronic is already banned in 16 countries.
BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have also banned it at their mines because of widespread use by some workers.
A number of other states including Western Australia are also considering making it illegal.
But dealers of Kronic say outlawing it will not stop them from selling it.
Kronic is being sold through at least one Launceston retail outlet and on the street.
"Incredible - I'm selling stock before it comes in," Troy Growden, a Kronic supplier, said.
"We've had a problem with the supplier. He's actually been that run off his feet that he's run out of stock so he's waiting on supply, I'm waiting on supply and it's all already sold."
I have seen the online ABC reports about tassie just now but I heard this is happening in NSW and QLD can anyone confirm or deny?
According to the legislation, all cannabinoids have been schedule 2 drugs all along in Queensland (see my earlier post for links to legislation). NFI about NSW.
According to the legislation, all cannabinoids have been schedule 2 drugs all along in Queensland (see my earlier post for links to legislation). NFI about NSW.
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Any of various organic substances, such as THC, found in cannabis.
Oxford definition any of a group of closely related compounds which include cannabinol and the active constituents of cannabis.
Just to clarify for those who don't read the links; state legislation often differs from the Federal legislation, so that Schedule 2 in QLD is equivalent to an S8 in the Federal SUSMP.
And tolerance to this stuff builds A LOT quicker than weed, for me anyways.