What? That's just stuff that fell off trees!

A police photo shows that the incense retails for $21.99 for 3 grams, and the potpourri retails for $15.99 a bag at the store.

No, he robbed an adult store for cash and synthetic marijuana.

inkblot: A police photo shows that the incense retails for $21.99 for 3 grams, and the potpourri retails for $15.99 a bag at the store.

No, he robbed an adult store for cash and synthetic marijuana.

I thought those were "bath salts"?

/only knows the real thing
//not this sprayed-up pocket lint

Happy Hours: There are still adult stores?

I need an adult!

Bath salts is the fake meth-------fake pot is called Potpourri, botanical incense, and now "satchets" which are just plant material but still do offer a kick.

Back when I was in high school (very long ago) and head shops were emerging, they always had incense and these little flavored snuffs. Can't recall the exact name. One of my high school buddies who was farked up most of his high school life would always steal those little flavored snuffs and sniff on that shiat all day long in school. I can remember we use to avoid him from time to time because of the size of the buggers in his nose.

same sort of thing happened in my area when it was legal up here. that stuff is dangerous and addictive. just legalize the real thing!

gbv23: Bath salts is the fake meth-------fake pot is called Potpourri, botanical incense, and now "satchets" which are just plant material but still do offer a kick.

I also seem to recall some stimulant-type stuff was being sold as plant food. Not at adult stores, obviously.

Ah, here we go. Something called mephedrone:

Incense and Potpouri?

Most of the adult stores that I've been in smell like Pine-Sol.

Isn't this where we bemoan: what has happened to the criminal class of people these days? If you're gonna go illegal, do it in a big way or not at all. Be an inspiration to the young kids.

/or not

Okay, but what I don't understand is why the article doesn't mention the synthetic marijuana aspect. It sounds like they, and maybe the local police, honestly aren't aware of it and think it is just expensive items that people like to steal (like razor blades).

jabelar: Okay, but what I don't understand is why the article doesn't mention the synthetic marijuana aspect. It sounds like they, and maybe the local police, honestly aren't aware of it and think it is just expensive items that people like to steal (like razor blades).


Maybe, or maybe they don't want to publicise the synthetic weed aspect, on the basis that if nobody mentions it then people who might otherwise be interested will never find out.

And to be fair to that way of thinking, it was an article in a statewide newspaper here (OMG Fake weed, won't somebody think of the children!) that made me realise the stuff actually worked. It's not like I'm a huge fan of it, but I had to give it a go...

Gothnet: jabelar: Okay, but what I don't understand is why the article doesn't mention the synthetic marijuana aspect. It sounds like they, and maybe the local police, honestly aren't aware of it and think it is just expensive items that people like to steal (like razor blades).


Maybe, or maybe they don't want to publicise the synthetic weed aspect, on the basis that if nobody mentions it then people who might otherwise be interested will never find out.

And to be fair to that way of thinking, it was an article in a statewide newspaper here (OMG Fake weed, won't somebody think of the children!) that made me realise the stuff actually worked. It's not like I'm a huge fan of it, but I had to give it a go...

Okay, I guess you're right but when has a news article ever shied away from sensationalizing an issue?

Also, there are people who are pretty naive about the unsavory elements in life. A neighbor lady who is very religious (in the good way ... i.e. not uptight but rather just very generous and forgiving) whose son recently came home from highschool and I guess some girl had written "eat me" on his hand in pen. The lady noticed this when we were out talking in front of our house and the kid had just come walking home. Anyway, she was grilling him in true naivity about what it meant, he was getting pretty embarrassed and she asked me about it so I told her to ask her husband. Well the next day she talked to me about how shocked she was after she found out what it meant (hopefully her husband demonstrated). Anyway, my point is that I seriously believe that this woman had made it to the age of 35 without ever understanding what "eat me" might mean.

I'm also finding out that it is hard to keep up with the kids in terms of drug culture. If my kids came home smelling of pot, booze, buzzed on coke, or tripping on shrooms/acid, I'd know right away what was going on. But honestly, I don't know all the code words, paraphenalia, and physical signs of the various modern drugs. Were they just smoking salvia? Teeth chattering because of K? Are they down due to having come off of ecstasy? It's tough being on top of all this ...

jabelar: I'm also finding out that it is hard to keep up with the kids in terms of drug culture. If my kids came home smelling of pot, booze, buzzed on coke, or tripping on shrooms/acid, I'd know right away what was going on. But honestly, I don't know all the code words, paraphenalia, and physical signs of the various modern drugs. Were they just smoking salvia? Teeth chattering because of K? Are they down due to having come off of ecstasy? It's tough being on top of all this ...


I'm hoping that if/when I have kids I'll be able to let them know in some way that "dad did some stuff in his youth, don't take this as encouragement but know you can talk to me if you need help/get in too deep". Cos you're right, unless you're in those crowds it's impossible to really know what's going on, especially in light of the rate at which new substances appear.