NY goes after designer drugs in head shops

ALBANY, N.Y. (CN) - State prosecutors want an Albany head shop - and 11 other head shops across the state - permanently barred from selling dangerous, mislabeled products that mimic the highs of illegal drugs.

Attorney General Eric Schneidermann sued Dan Heins dba Shining Star Enterprises, in Albany County Supreme Court.

Twelve such lawsuits were filed simultaneously, from Long Island to Buffalo, against head shops that sell inadequately labeled designer drugs - synthetic versions of illegal drugs - the attorney general's office said.

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