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In Romania, 'spice' shops are right next to grocery stores (Photo: EUobserver)

'Spice' and other 'legal drugs' on the rise in Europe

by Valentina Pop, Brussels,

European drug manufacturers and dealers are becoming highly innovative and sophisticated in marketing legal alternatives to illicit drugs, such as 'spice', an annual report on the state of drugs in Europe shows.

While regular cannabis consumption is on the decline, a new trend, of 'legal' plant-based products with psychoactive effect is emerging, the European monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction reports in its latest released data.

The report cites the example of 'spice'...

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In Romania, 'spice' shops are right next to grocery stores (Photo: EUobserver)

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