One hundred and sixty-one new laws have been approved by the Indiana General Assembly this year, and a large number of those new laws will become effective on July 1. These changes impact a variety of issues from bills regarding education and health care issues to those regarding farms and home energy cost.
One such bill, House Bill 1196, addresses synthetic drugs – particularly bath salts. The bill changes the term “synthetic cannabinoid” to “synthetic drug” in the bill, and adds additional chemical compounds – including some compounds sold as bath salts – to the definition of synthetic drugs. It also expands the definition to include certain chemical compounds structurally related to synthetic drugs.
