Talking About Drugs, Here We Go Again.

Army trying to cope with new drug craze among soldiers
By Joe Gould, The Army Times

The Army has launched a crackdown on the drug spice at at least nine commands in response to a spike in its use among soldiers.

A designer drug that mimics marijuana, spice is legal in most states, and is available for sale in smoke shops and online for around $50 for three ounces. It is illegal in Kentucky.

What’s more, spice is undetectable by most urinalyses.

The Army is also keeping a watchful eye on another noncontrolled substance called salvia, which is a hallucinogen.

Spice is also known as K2 or by any number of colorful brand names — “Red Ball,” “Blowout,” “Cahoots,” “Chill” or “Spike 99,” to name a few — and is sold in foil packets or plastic canisters. Brands often bear a warning label that state that contents are incense and are not to be smoked, which is disingenuous at best, say law enforcement sources.

Spice has been outlawed in 13 states, including Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and, as of July, Hawaii, according to the National Conference on State Legislatures. Several variants of spice are illegal in Germany and some other European nations.

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