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As the legal marijuana market continues to grow, reports of synthetic marijuana problems have also increased. What issynthetic marijuana, though? Sold under names such as Spice, Spike, K2, and Black Mamba, these manufactured drugs appear in liquor stores and head shops around the world, marketed as safe, non-narcotic alternatives to marijuana. But the evidence—both anecdotal and documented—suggests otherwise.
SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN COMPOSED OF NATURAL HERBS, COMBINED TOGETHER IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MIMIC THE EFFECTS OF HOMEGROWN CANNABIS.
This so-called "herbal incense" came about as a response to increased demand for marijuana, typically obtained through illegal supply channels.
Starting in the early 2000s, synthetic cannabis (namely Spice) made its way to the European market, then quickly spread across the Atlantic. Once taken to the lab for chemical analysis in 2008, scientists discovered
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