On Wednesday Virginia Gov. Bob O'Donnell signed two bills outlawing synthetic marijuana and bath salts. This means that the drugs that once gave users a legal high could now land them in jail.For those who may not know, the synthetic marijuana blends sold as "Spice" and "K2", are labeled as potpurri or incense. The chemicals are sprayed onto herbs and spices and then sold for at least $10 per gram.
Sold under the names like "Ivory Wave" and "Cloud Nine", the bath salts can either be smoked or injected and can resemble the effects of LSD, Cocaine, Ecstasy. Both of these have been suspected for overdose deaths and sicknesses across the nation.
Possession is a misdemeanor. Distributing the drugs would be a felony and manufacturing them would be punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
