NEW YORK : State Agency Bans Herbal Stimulants
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The state Health Commission issued an order banning euphoria-producing herbal supplements that contain the stimulant ephedrine. And in the U.S. Senate, a bipartisan bill was introduced to regulate the stimulants. Powders and pills with brand names such as Herbal Ecstasy or Legal Weed are marketed to youths as safe, herbal alternatives to illicit drugs such as the hallucinogen ecstasy, but in fact can be lethal, New York Gov. George Pataki said.
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