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Obama to sign ban on synthetic marijuana

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A federal ban on synthetic marijuana and hallucinogenic bath salts is on its way to President Barack Obama for final approval after passing the Senate this week, Sen. Charles Schumer said.

The bill, sponsored by Schumer (D-N.Y.), prohibits the sale of 31 chemical substances sold online, in convenience stores and in smoke shops as synthetic marijuana, bath salts and synthetic hallucinogens.

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