Bill Text: CT SB00761 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting The Sale Or Possession Of Synthetic Cannabinoids.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-25 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00761 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00761-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 761
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 2194
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
SEN. STILLMAN, 20th Dist. REP. RITTER E., 38th Dist. REP. RYAN, 139th Dist. SEN. PRAGUE, 19th Dist. REP. HEWETT, 39th Dist. REP. JUTILA, 37th Dist. REP. REYNOLDS, 42nd Dist. SEN. MAYNARD, 18th Dist. REP. WRIGHT E., 41st Dist. REP. MIKUTEL, 45th Dist. REP. OLSON, 46th Dist. REP. GENGA, 10th Dist.			REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist. REP. COOK, 65th Dist. REP. MINER, 66th Dist. REP. BARAM, 15th Dist. SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist. REP. GENTILE, 104th Dist. REP. FLEXER, 44th Dist. REP. REED, 102nd Dist. REP. MORIN, 28th Dist. REP. HWANG, 134th Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to prohibit the sale or possession of synthetic cannabinoids, including the compounds JWH-018, JWH-073 and JWH-200.

Statement of Purpose:

To prohibit the sale or possession of herbal blends, with such brand or street names as K2, Spice and Liquid Gold, that provide a marijuana-like high due to coatings with chemicals that mimic THC, the psychoactive substance found in the cannabis plant.