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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Christie Bans "Bath Salts"

The March murder of a woman in Cranford is at center of new state law

Governor Chris Christie has made it a crime in New Jersey to manufacture, distribute, sell or possess the group of designer drugs that have come to be referred to as “bath salts,” legislation that was motivated in part by a nearby death that is believed to have been linked to the narcotics. Yesterday, Christie signed SCS-2829, which is being referred to as “Pamela’s Law” to honor the memory of Pamela Schmidt, a 22-year-old Rutgers student and resident of Warren who is believed to have been murdered by her boyfriend, Bill Parisio of Cranford, who is said to have been under the influence of “bath salts” at the time of the March incident. “By signing Pamela’s Law, we are continuing to address the real world impact of these so-called ‘bath …

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Cranford Police Charge Boyfriend in Killing of 22-Year-Old Warren Woman and N.J. Legislators Sponsor Bill To Ban 'Bath Salts'

Friday, March 18, 2011

N.J. Legislators Sponsor Bill To Ban 'Bath Salts'

Cranford man Bill Parisio, accused of murdering girlfriend Pamela Schmidt, allegedly fought addiction to new chemical "high."

As new details emerge about Bill Parisio, the Cranford man accused of murdering his girlfriend, Pamela Schmidt, Sunday afternoon in his family's Greaves Street Avenue home, some local lawmakers have introduced legislation to ban a new drug known as "bath salts." Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D-Fanwood) has introduced legislation to ban Methylenedioxypyrovalerone, better known as MDVP, the primary drug in bath salts, in the state. In drug circles, the drug earned its nickname because it visually resembles therapeutic salts used in home tubs and spas. Those, available in convenience stores and smoke shops around the state, have been blamed by Dianne Parisio, the mother of Bill Parisio, as contributing to her son’s erratic behavior in the days…

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