Houston Attempts to Ban Synthetic Marijuana [It is deception to even call it marijuana. It is deadly chemical shit that is 'Deading' Black & Brown Kids. Available 24/7, legally in every hood in U.S.]

From [HERE] The Houston City Council passed a sweeping ban on synthetic marijuana, outlawing the sale and use of the designer drug sometimes referred to as kush and hoping to choke off its supply by targeting the way the product is marketed and labeled.

Police have struggled to enforce a 2011 state law against the product - often labeled "potpourri" or "herbal incense" - because that law targets the products' chemical makeup, which dealers have tweaked into hundreds of variants to avoid prosecution.

Researchers are starting to understand more about the drugs, and finding that synthetic cannabis is not even close to being the same drug as pot. The drug can cause permanent brain damage and immediate, dramatic behavioral effects. [MORE]

Enforcement will begin immediately, with each packet carrying a fine of up to $2,000. However, such bans elsewhere have been difficult to enforce. Nearby cities such as Pearland, Pasadena and La Porte also have targeted kush.

Difficult to Enforce. Houston's ordinance makes the synthetic drug illegal in several ways: if the substance is presented as incense but contains ingredients not related to incense; if the packaging implies in writing or the vendor implies verbally that the product mimics the effects of marijuana; or if the packet does not list all the product's active ingredients.

Any officer would be able to walk into a store and cite the owner for displaying kush and seize the drugs if the packages list no ingredients or claim they will get the user high. However, stores likely are violating the ordinance by not publicly displaying the products, Feldman said, meaning undercover police work will be required to examine the packets and prove those violations. Lab testing also would be required to prove the packet contains chemicals that have nothing to do with its advertised use.  

[this is the appearance of justice, nothing more. So the Govt. must overcome hearsay objections [words on the packaging], drug analysis, chain of custody, Confrontation Clause challenges [all chemists must be available for defense to cross examine] and then Prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the store owner knew this? right. And the manufacturer could avoid all this by just listing the ingredients on the packaging? They are not serious b/c it does not effect white kids and their communities. Are we to also believe that watermelon and apple flavor potpourri are targeted to white youth also?] 

Warner Brothers has done nothing to stop the use of its powerful copyrighted image of Scooby Doo from being used to market deadly drugs to non-white kids. The Minnesota Valley Canning Company has also done nothing about the use of their Green Giant character [above]. 

Synthetic weed such as Scooby Snax are sold as a "potpourri product," with the disclaimer that it is not intended for human consumption. But it is synthetic "marijuana" smoked by users to get high - real high or a zombiefied high. The glossy packaging features a picture of a stoned looking Scooby Doo. The potpourri comes in the flavors, Watermelon, Green Apple, Blueberry Bliss, Strawberry Smash, Kush and others similar to the flavors available for blunts. There are no time or age restrictions on its sale and its cheap. And there is no need to special order it on the internet [like white kids do], in the Hood it is available at nearly every corner store, gas station or fine carry out establishment - many of these places are open 24 hrs. a day. Obviously designed to attract kids with the deception that it is harmless like marijuana and unlawful so it is therefore safe and legit. Racism is carried out through deception and/or violence. Don't believe BW? go and see for yourself and then travel to a white neighborhood and see if you can find some. [MORE]