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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 methamphetamines, 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.