Synthetic Marijuana - A dirty drug. Articles, Videos, Commentary.

Saw another article about the uptick in the rate of Synthetic marijuana users reporting to ERs, just want to get some knowledge out there by spreading a few links to a few articles/videos, etc. Would love to hear people's experiences with this dirty drug which only exists because Marijuana itself is illegal. I strongly hope you all out there do not use these synthetic products, its not worth it, we need Marijuana legal to prevent others from creating compounds which act as cannabinoids but are unsure of the additional side effects which are created when changing the structure of these compounds.

Need to stop the fear of being fired from jobs etc.. from piss tests

Instead of spraying random plants with these synthetic compounds and smoking them, can't we just stick to what we know is a safe, enjoyable, medically helpful plant which has been used forever? Lets get real in America and step up to the plate of changing the image of this plant once and for all...

Synthetic Marijuana Links

Website articles:
• Forbes: Why Synthetic Marijuana is more Dangerous than ever http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkroll/2016/07/19/why-synthetic-marijuana-is-more-dangerous-than-ever/#707a9c393623
• Slate.com: What is the deal with synthetic Marijuana? http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2016/02/synthetic_marijuana_is_a_weird_and_confusing_drug_here_s_what_you_need_to.html
• Live Science: Why does synthetic marijuana make people act like zombies? http://www.livescience.com/55382-why-does-synthetic-marijuana-make-people-act-like-zombies.html
• Wired: Whatever's in Synthetic Marijuana, it's the oppositee of chill http://www.wired.com/2016/07/whatevers-synthetic-marijuana-opposite-chill/
• MedScape: Uptick in Synthetic Marijuana Poisonings http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/866235
• Vice: Visiting the Factories in China Where Synthetic Marijuana Gets made http://www.vice.com/read/visiting-the-factories-in-china-where-synthetic-marijuana-gets-made

New articles:
• KATV: Warning - ER visits increasing for synthetic marijuana https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjgn73VyYfOAhVCOT4KHbLzBUYQqQIIHigAMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkatv.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fwarning-er-visits-increasing-for-synthetic-marijuana&usg=AFQjCNEwuw_Wj96V9ZMbJTql0crL2GxIaQ&sig2=ietV2d14tslgh2Wpzy-7YA
• Cuomo warns of K2, synthetic marijuana in Update NY https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjgn73VyYfOAhVCOT4KHbLzBUYQqQIIJCgAMAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newyorkupstate.com%2Frochester%2F2016%2F07%2Fcuomo_warns_of_k2_synthetic_marijuana_in_upstate_ny.html&usg=AFQjCNFDvqsn-ms1nlk0pbEB6l3n-Q9RQQ&sig2=N8-B39mponz8LxO-vX_nmQ

Videos:
• Rolling Stone: Everything you need to know about the Drug K2 http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/synthetic-marijuana-everything-you-need-to-know-about-k2-drug-spice-20160713
• Vice: The Hard lives of Britains Synthetic Marijuana Addicts

• K2 in New York City

• Effects of synethtic marijuana

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