Columbia moves to outlaw fake pot and bath salts: UPDATE

The controversial drugs K2 and bath salts are now illegal to sell or possess after a unanimous vote by the Department of Health and Environmental Control.  Earlier this month Richland and Columbia country began making moves to make the two drugs illegal.


K2, sometimes referred to as spice, is a synthetic forms of marijuana.  Bath salts are also chemically produced and mimic the affects of cocaine and were named bath salts in order to get it past law enforcements.


Counties began working to ban the drugs after users were experiencing serious side affects from the substances.  This past month a 17-year-old in Lexington County was hospitalized after becoming unresponsive from smoking K2.  Local emergency rooms also have reported treating patients on bath salts who are so agitated that they have to be restrained for 72 hours.

“Once the dhec board as expected makes its reclassification and designates these substances as schedule one controlled substances then state and local law enforcement agents around south carolina will be able to do the same, they'll be able to make arrests and issue charges related to these substances,” Adam Myrick from the Department of Health and Environmental Control said.

South Carolina is now the 38th state to ban K2 and bath salts.  To read more information about the banning of bath salts and or view a video of the report, click here.