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After writing an article about synthetic marijuana, or spice, this past October I was not at all surprised when I read about a new study indicating that emergency visits to the hospital for incidents involving Spice are on the rise.
Before heading out on a Friday night, a friend stopped by my place to see if I was interested in smoking "a bowl". What he didn't reveal until after we had partaken was that this was a bowl of spice, not my familiar friend cannabis.
It has been known for some time that cannabis has anti-cancer properties, but it has been unclear specifically what cannabinoid cell receptors are directly related to tumor shrinkage.
Drug research often walks a fine line between medicine and recreation making the history between fake pot and big pharma closer than they like to admit.
Patients who use medical marijuana for pain and other chronic symptoms can take an unwanted hit: Health Insurers don't cover the treatment
Spice, K2, and all that shit is toxic. Please spread the word so we can inform and empower others to make better choices.
New research from the Colorado School of Medicine highlights the dangers of using synthetic pot, marketed under such brands as “Spice” or “K2.”
With apologies in advance for all those important stories that didn't make it, here is Drug War Chronicle top ten 2013 global drug policy-related stories:
Resident breastplate-nipple Gil Kerlikowski and Prohibitionist Jr. Woodchuck Kevin Sabet have reacted in truly glorious form to the new teen drug use survey
A Colorado Kwik Stop convenience store sold a teenager the synthetic marijuana, aka Spice, that killed him, the boy's mother claims in court.
It seems like more and more stories are coming out about people who smoked synthetic cannabis and got really fucked up. The simple reason why: its dangerous
Unlike other countries, including the US, Kiwi lawmakers have responded not by attempting to ban synthetics out of existence, but by moving to regulate them
Mr. Sharpe suggests that marijuana legalization would combat the problem by removing the demand for these unstudied and potentially dangerous drugs.
The DEA found there was enough information available to determine that they pose "an imminent hazard to public safety."
Synthetic Marijuana Linked to Kidney Damage.
Houston-area teenager Emily Bauer was a normal 16-year-old "full of light and laughter" until her family says she had serious side effects from smoking synthetic marijuana.
Scott Sigur, a Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputy was fired last week when a Sheriff’s Office investigation determined that he had been selling synthetic marijuana online after it was outlawed in Louisiana.
Consumers strongly prefer organic cannabis to retail herbal products that contain synthetic cannabinoid agonists, according to survey data published...
