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EU moves to ban powerful synthetic cannabis drug

The EU is moving to ban an extremely powerful new synthetic cannabis drug which has been linked to 29 deaths across Europe.

An expert analysis by the EU drugs agency said the substance was 10 times more powerful than a common synthetic cannabinoid that is currently banned.

The European Commission yesterday announced it was proposing to ban MDMB-CHMICA, also known as ‘Black Mamba’, on foot of a risk assessment by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Ireland is one of 13 EU member states that does not have the substance under legal control.

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Source: Irish Examiner, 01/09/2016

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