Pamela's Law is legislation that was passed in 2011 by the New Jersey Legislature and signed by Governor Chris Christie that bans the sale or possession of methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV, most commonly found in the drug "bath salts").
History
It is named after Pamela Schmidt, a Rutgers University student who was murdered in March 2011. William Parisio, Jr., who was suspected of being under the influence of methylenedioxypyrovalerone was charged with her murder.[1]
The prosecution announced on September 2, 2011, that the drug did not exist in Parisio's system at the time of his arrest on March 14, 2011.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Rowe, Amy (September 2, 2011). "Governor bans bath salts after student's death". Daily Targum. Archived from the original on January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
Gov. Chris Christie signed "Pamela's Law" into legislation last week, which will ban the sale, possession and use of bath salts, a synthetic drug that affects users in a similar way to methamphetamine, in New Jersey. The law is named after Pamela Schmidt, a University student who was murdered in March. Authorities believe her boyfriend William Parisio Jr., who was under the influence of bath salts at the time of her murder, to be the suspect. ...
- ^ Celock, John (September 2, 2011). "Bath Salts Drug Not Involved In Murder Leading To Pamela's Law Ban, NJ Prosecutor Says". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 27, 2014.