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Sun Mar-07-10 06:31 PM
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St. Charles County may ban 'fake pot'

ST. CHARLES COUNTY — St. Charles County could be first in the area to outlaw so-called "fake pot."

A proposed bill would make it a misdemeanor to possess or sell any of a number of herb mixtures, such as K2, laced with chemicals that mimic the effects of marijuana.

Missouri state Rep. Ward Franz, R-West Plains, has sponsored similar legislation at the state level, but County Councilman Joe Brazil said a local law could be enacted more quickly.

"We're going to take it just as seriously as smoking marijuana," said Brazil, R-Defiance.

He said he decided to sponsor the bill because he is concerned the drug could impair drivers and is worried about its use by high school students.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stcharles/story/0A03D023D0C498E8862576DE00125AF9?OpenDocument

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Lint Head

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Sun Mar-07-10 06:36 PM
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1. Then driving after drinking O'Doul's is fake drunk driving and should be

Edited on Sun Mar-07-10 06:38 PM by Lint Head

punished with fake jail time.

This is absolutely absurd!

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Oregone

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Sun Mar-07-10 06:45 PM
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3. Its absurd, but not the best analogy

The amount of alcohol in near bear is negligable.

This substance actually contains a cannabinoid. Now, whether that is dangerous or merits being banned is another leap in logic all together.

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Duer 157099

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Sun Mar-07-10 06:41 PM
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2. Jeeze, why don't they just go all the way and outlaw happiness

or any good feelings of any kind. That's why people do DRUGS in the first place!!!

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Oregone

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Sun Mar-07-10 06:45 PM
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4. They are actually by mandating private for-profit insurance

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kratos12

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Sun Mar-07-10 06:46 PM
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5. Question

Does the stuff...you know...work?

Just askin cuz I'm just naturally curious.

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On the Road

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Sun Mar-07-10 07:02 PM
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7. I Have Heard on Message Boards That it Works

Have bookmarked a couple of site including this one. Have wanted to try it, but am concerned about the legal ambiguity.

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kratos12

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Sun Mar-07-10 07:25 PM
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8. Cool

Cool

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Bozita

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Sun Mar-07-10 06:48 PM
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6. Fake news endangers America more than fake pot

Edited on Sun Mar-07-10 06:50 PM by Bozita

I have no experience with fake pot. Wish I could say the same for fake news.

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Heywood J

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Sun Mar-07-10 08:58 PM
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9. Damn, I thought this was some kind of buyer-protection law...

designed to prevent prevent people from being sold counterfeit pot. Silly me!

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