Don鈥檛 trust the name 鈥渂ath salts,鈥� warned state Sen. , R-Wichita Falls.
鈥淏ath salts has nothing to do with taking a bath and has nothing to do with salt,鈥� Estes said. 鈥淏ath salts鈥� are a drug that can have effects similar to cocaine or amphetamines and can be bought legally online or in smoke shops.
The Senate today passed a by Estes that he said would make it illegal to make bath salts. It adds six substances used to make "bath salts" to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
The bill is one of a number of measures seeking to ban substances used to get high, like salvia and synthetic marijuana.
