Denver Post, 20 Jun 2012 – Last month, a teenager in Grand Junction died after ingesting a dangerous synthetic drug that, before last week, anyone could purchase in stores across Colorado. These synthetic drugs, known as bath salts, have been associated with a number of violent attacks that have made headlines across the country, including a recent attack in Miami, where a man high on bath salts attacked a homeless man. Stories like this underscore the dangers of bath salts and convinced me of the neeed to outlaw the distribution of this cheap, accessible and highly destructive substance. I amended this crackdown into House Bill 1310, sponsored by state Rep. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, and saw it signed into law last week.
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