SYNTHETIC DRUGS…ALSO KNOWN AS BATH SALTS, ARE ILLEGAL IN ILLINOIS…BUT INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL FINDING GAS STATIONS AND CONVENIENCE STORES SELLING THEM SAYS MADIGAN SPOKESPERSON NATALIE BAUER.

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MADIGAN AND ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN 41 OTHERS STATES SENT A LETTER TO COMPANIES LIKE EXXON, SHELL AND CITGO, URGING THEM TO WORK WITH THEIR FRANCHISES SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE LAW AND REPORT THE SALE OF ANY SYNTHETIC DRUGS.

MADIGAN AND 41 OTHER ATTORNEYS GENERAL HAVE SENT A LETTER TO COMPANIES LIKE SHELL AND EXXON…URGING THEM WORK WITH THEIR FRANCHISES ON THE ISSUE. MADIGAN SPOKESPERSON NATALIE BAUER SAYS THE SALE OF SYNTHETIC DRUGS LIKE BATH SALTS IS ILLEGAL…BUT IT’S STILL HAPPENING IN SOME STORES.

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THE LETTER URGES THE OIL COMPANIES TO MAKE SURE FRANCHISE EMPLOYEES UNDERSTAND THE LAW…AND APPOINT A SPECIFIC PERSON IN THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE SHOULD RETAILERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.