Criminal Searches - FREE criminal searches on anyone. Drug experts advise ban on Spice | Politics. The government's drug experts today advised the home secretary to ban Spice, a herbal smoking mixture thought to be as strong as some strains of skunk cannabis. The decision, which the home secretary, Alan Johnson, is expected to endorse, marks the first official move to curb a burgeoning market in "legal highs". Sales of herbal drug substitutes that contain neither tobacco nor cannabis have grown rapidly through a network of online sites and backstreet "head shops".
The government's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) warns that Spice Gold, which is advertised as a herbal high and an "aromatic potpourri", is in reality far from innocuous. They say it contains synthetic chemicals that mimic the effects of some of the more powerful active ingredients in cannabis. Professor David Nutt, the ACMD chair, said: "These are not harmless herbal alternatives and have been found to cause paranoia and panic attacks. Sue Your Creditor and Win! - Index. User:Ameliabellani - Dreamwidth Notes.