![]() The practice is remarkably not new, though it isn’t exactly common. It’s also becoming standard simply to “vape” it - atomize the liquid embalming fluid directly in a device used for nicotine. Most favored method appears to be dipping marijuana cigarettes into it, sometimes alone, sometimes with additional drugs. ![]() The combination embalming fluid and marijuana, particularly together with PCP, creates a new substance commonly known on the street as “fry”, though embalming fluid is known by, as of this writing, many other terms.īecause it’s fast and easy to get, embalming fluid seems often to be a favorite for kids, and the ingredients of embalming fluid seem to allow for a prolonged intoxication effect. With its relative ease of acquisition, abuse of embalming fluid is becoming more and more widespread since it first became popular in the 1970’s by typically being added to cigars, cigarettes (tobacco and marijuana), and other drugs to be ingested, or sometimes directly imbibed from the bottle (to predictably dire effect). Similar laws may soon be under consideration in other states, largely due to the prevalence of embalming fluid’s misuse and abuse by youth. It also restricts anyone not legally qualified for direct preparation of a human body for a funeral or disposition from being able to purchase, possess, or use embalming chemicals. In summary, the bill states that it’s unlawful for anyone who is not a funeral director, embalmer, or in training as one or the other to buy or even to possess embalming fluid. The substance of the NC law – the first of its kind - as it was passed addresses the possession of and access to embalming chemical products as detailed in the law’s final draft and the details on its composition in the North Carolina House of Assembly. ![]() House Bill 278 (Public) Filed Monday, March 6, 2023ĪN ACT TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION AND UNLAWFUL SALE OF EMBALMING FLUID AND TO MAKE OTHER TECHNICAL REVISIONS.Įarlier this spring, North Carolina was the first state to enact a bill to criminalize unauthorized possession, use and sale of embalming fluid. ![]()
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