Miami-Dade
Legislative Item File Number: 101796 |
Printable PDF Format Clerk's Official Copy |
File Number: 101796 | File Type: Resolution | Status: Adopted | ||||||
Version: 0 | Reference: R-815-10 | Control: Board of County Commissioners | ||||||
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Requester: NONE | Cost: | Final Action: 7/20/2010 | ||||||
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Sunset Provision: No | Effective Date: | Expiration Date: |
Registered Lobbyist: | None Listed |
Legislative History |
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Acting Body | Date | Agenda Item | Action | Sent To | Due Date | Returned | Pass/Fail |
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Board of County Commissioners | 7/20/2010 | 11A1 | Adopted | P | |||
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County Attorney | 7/8/2010 | Assigned | Jess M. McCarty | ||||
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Legislative Text |
TITLE RESOLUTION URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE AND THE FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BAN THE SALE, USE AND POSSESSION OF K2 AND OTHER SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA-LIKE DRUGS BODY WHEREAS, K2, Spice, Genie, Zohai and JWH-018 (collectively �K2�) are chemicallytreated spices that when smoked or ingested mimic the effects of THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana; and WHEREAS, at the present time, K2 is sold legally as incense, but is a potent drug that is stronger than marijuana, and that can be difficult to detect because it does not show up on marijuana drug screens; and WHEREAS, the popularity of smoking K2 is on the rise, especially among teenagers and young adults; and WHEREAS, unlike marijuana, little is known about the toxicity of K2 or its short- or long-term health effects, although seizures, coma, accelerated heart rate and heightened blood pressure have all been reported, in addition to the usual dangers associated with impaired judgment and motor skills from a person getting high; and WHEREAS, K2 currently is banned in most of Europe; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) considers K2 to be a �drug and chemical of concern�, but K2 is not listed as a controlled substance under federal law; and WHEREAS, Kansas was the first state to outlaw K2 earlier this year; and WHEREAS, the legislatures in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Dakota and Tennessee all have passed legislation outlawing K2 in the last few months; and WHEREAS, legislation to outlaw K2 currently is moving through the legislative process in a number of other states, including Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New York and Utah; and WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature did not consider or pass legislation during the 2010 session outlawing K2; and WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature should take up and pass legislation during the 2011 session adding K2 to the list of controlled substances in section 893.03, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, in the meantime, section 893.035, Florida Statutes, delegates authority to the Florida Attorney General to add a substance by rule to the list of controlled substance in section 893.03; and WHEREAS, the Attorney General should exercise his delegated authority to list K2 as a controlled substances in Florida until the Legislature can act, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board: Section 1. Urges the Florida Legislature and the Florida Attorney General to ban the sale, use and possession of K2 and other synthetic marijuana-like drugs. Section 2. Directs the Clerk of the Board to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the Governor, Attorney General, Senate President, House Speaker and the Chair and Members of the Miami-Dade County State Legislative Delegation. Section 3. Directs the County's state lobbyists to advocate for the passage of the legislation and for the Attorney General to exercise his delegated authority as set forth in Section�1 above, and authorizes and directs the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to include this item in the 2010 and 2011 State Legislative Packages. |
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