Patty Ritchie's posts related to Drugs

RITCHIE BACKS BILL TO BAN ‘SPICE’

Posted by Patty Ritchie on Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Experts Cite Dangers of “Party High” Drugs Declared Off-Limits by Fort Drum Brass

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SENATE PASSES RITCHIE BILL BANNING DOG-FIGHT TOOLS

Posted by Patty Ritchie on Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Will Help Police Crack Down on Growing Cases of Abuse

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SENATE PASSES RITCHIE BILL TO CRACK DOWN ON ‘FAKE POT’

Legislation Urged by Law Enforcement, Health Advocates to Protect Youth

The state Senate today passed a bill cosponsored by Senator Patty Ritchie that bans the possession of synthetic marijuana. 

NEARLY 5,000 JOIN SENATOR RITCHIE FOR TELEPHONE TOWN HALL ON “BATH SALTS”

Posted by Patty Ritchie on Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

Experts Answer Questions, Get Information Out to Public on Dangerous Synthetic Drugs

Nearly 5,000 people joined State Senator Patty Ritchie Tuesday night, for a live telephone town hall on the dangers of “bath salts,” synthetic drug compounds that are at the center of a series of increasingly bizarre and deadly incidents across the region. 

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RITCHIE PRAISES GOVERNOR CUOMO’S CRACKDOWN ON SYNTHETIC DRUGS

Posted by Patty Ritchie on Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

State Makes it Illegal to Sell, Possess Bath Salts and Other Substances

State Senator Patty Ritchie is praising Governor Cuomo and the New York State Department of Health’s issuing of new regulations to crackdown on the synthetic drug epidemic that is sweeping New York State and the rest of the nation.

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