As a Boise Criminal Lawyer I am in the curious position of knowing many intimate details about illegal drugs, Details that I would never have the desire nor opportunity to learn about simply because of the fact that I am a criminal attorney. I have learned more about illegal drugs, street drugs and synthetic drugs than I ever did in my 9th grade health class. It is almost mind boggling how many synthetic drugs are on the market and how they are ever changing, primarily to evade the stamp of "illegal".
In October of 2010 Spice, a synthetic drug whose effects mimic marijuana, was outlawed in Idaho. Spice is a highly addictive and dangerous way to get high, and while it is a synthetic cannabinoid, it has a very different and more intense high than marijuana. Outlawing Spice is the legislature's and law enforcement's way of dealing with manufacturers who deal in these illegal drugs as well as retailers and users.
While outlawing Spice has the immediate effect of taking the dangerous drug off the market, it is much like a dog chasing its own tail. As soon as Spice was gone, new synthetic cannabinoids were manufactured and changed just enough to not be "illegal". Alternative "incenses" are sold all over the internet as well as in local headshops. While these incenses are marked, "not for human consumption", everyone who uses the drugs consumes them.
If you are in possession of one of these new synthetic drugs, you are a manufacturer of these drugs or you are a retailer of them, before you know it your legal possession will be challenged. I have already heard from several people who have had the police come into their shops and challenge their stock and it is up to them to prove that it is not Spice.
If you have been charged with possession of drugs and need to speak to an experienced and aggressive Boise Criminal Lawyer, give us a call and see what we can do for you.