JACKSON, Mississippi– Attorney General Jim Hood joined forces with 42 other attorneys general to tell big oil companies to end relations with franchise stores that sell synthetic drugs.
Synthetic drugs such as spice, which can be smoked like marijuana, can be found on shelves in gas stations and convenience stores all across the country. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood and the other attorney generals wrote a letter to nine big oil companies, calling them to take action against those that sell the synthetic drugs.
The AG team tells the companies they should prohibit synthetic drug sales, establish a point person in each franchise for questions, revoke the relationship with any stores caught, and then report those store operators to the local authorities.
“Many of these well-known retail locations give the appearance of safety and legitimacy to dangerous synthetic products,” says Hood in a written statement, “enforcing stronger policies against the sale of synthetic drugs in retail locations can protect the brand reputations of these oil companies while also protecting our youth.”
The letter calls out nine big oil companies, and they all have stores in Mississippi: British Petroleum, Chevron Corporation, Citgo Petroleum Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Phillips 66, Shell Oil Company, Sunoco, and Valero Energy Corporation.
