Back in July, I published this first post concerning spice, or synthetic marijuana, and predicted that Mississippi would outlaw spice when the legislature meets next year.  I was off in my prediction.  IT IS NOW ILLEGAL TO SELL, USE, OR POSSESS SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA IN MISSISSIPPI. Responding to requests from law enforcement agencies, local governments, and the Attorney General, Governor Barbour added a bill banning spice statewide to a previously-scheduled special session of the state legislature.  On Friday, August 27, 2010, the legislature considered and passed Senate Bill 2004 (See it here), and the Governor quickly signed it, thus making the

Not statewide as of the date of this post, but you need to keep up with it.  It has already been banned in certain Mississippi towns.   What is spice? Last year I was involved in the court-martial of a servicemember who was charged with smoking “spice,” and I have to admit that I had to have it explained to me.  “Spice” is a mix of dried herbs that look like oregano, but the herbs are laced with chemicals that mimic the effects of marijuana.  These chemicals that make up this “synthetic marijuana” were created in a lab at Clemson