County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and Sheriff Michael Bouchard said they hope their initiative will be used statewide while lawmakers figure out how to ban the substance, which can produce a marijuana-like high and violent reactions.
"Instances of K2 leading to violence and in some cases death have captured headlines both locally and nationally," Patterson said during a news conference at the Oakland County Health Division. "There's no time to waste. We must act now to make it easy for shoppers to identify the stores that don't sell these dangerous synthetic drugs."
Bouchard said deputies will visit shops, gas stations and other outlets to see if they sell the products and ask retailers to ban such items and display a sign reading: "This Establishment Pledges Not to Sell K2 or Any Other Synthetic Designer Drugs."
"Until we can get a new law banning them, the best weapon to fight this is for consumers to refuse to frequent places that sell these dangerous and potentially dangerous products," he said. Read More...
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120602/METRO02/206020348#ixzz1xqddBjqc
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