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I don't understand how this toxic synthetic cannabis is legal and the non toxic real cannabis is not.
Synthetic pot calls to poison centers continue to rise
"Multiple other recent outbreaks suggest a need for greater public health surveillance and awareness," CDC officials wrote in a recent report.
By Brooks Hays | June 13, 2015 at 11:14 AM
Spice is synthetic marijuana that combines herbal and chemical ingredients to mimic pot's THC. DEA photo
WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- Poison centers in the United States have been seemingly flooded with calls about synthetic marijuana in 2015, reporting 3,572 calls so far this year, up 229 percent from the January to May period last year. According to a recent CDC report, the volume of calls related to the faux pot rose 330 percent from 349 in January 2015 to 1,501 in April 2015.
Even more worrisome, 15 synthetic-pot related deaths have been reported in 2015.
It's not necessarily a new problem, but the scourge of lab-engineered imitation pot continues to escalate -- despite efforts by law enforcement and regulators to curb sales.
Often dubbed "spice" and sold under brand names like Spice and K2, synthetic marijuana is typically comprised of dried herbs sprayed with a mixture of psychoactive chemicals meant to mimic the molecular makeup and effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) -- the main psychotropic ingredient in actual pot.
"Even though these products are often marketed as natural and safe, they are not," Royal Law, an epidemiologist with the CDC and author of the agency's new report, told HealthDay. "We have seen very severe health effects and even deaths."
Most fake pot-related calls to poison centers report vomiting, dizziness, shortness of breath, confusion, rapid heart beat and more.
While synthetic pot is technically illegal, makers and sellers continue to evade law enforcement by continually tweaking their ingredients and by mislabeling their product -- sometimes selling it as a incense. Official say the latest rise is proof stronger laws and enforcement are necessary.
"The increasing number of synthetic cannabinoid variants available, higher toxicity of new variants, and the potentially increased use as indicated by calls to poison centers might suggest that synthetic cannabinoids pose an emerging public health threat," Law and his colleagues wrote in the recent report, published in the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. "Multiple other recent outbreaks suggest a need for greater public health surveillance and awareness, targeted public health messaging, and enhanced efforts to remove these products from the market."
I don't understand how this toxic synthetic cannabis is legal and the non toxic real cannabis is not.
Synthetic pot calls to poison centers continue to rise
"Multiple other recent outbreaks suggest a need for greater public health surveillance and awareness," CDC officials wrote in a recent report.
By Brooks Hays | June 13, 2015 at 11:14 AM
Spice is synthetic marijuana that combines herbal and chemical ingredients to mimic pot's THC. DEA photo
WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- Poison centers in the United States have been seemingly flooded with calls about synthetic marijuana in 2015, reporting 3,572 calls so far this year, up 229 percent from the January to May period last year. According to a recent CDC report, the volume of calls related to the faux pot rose 330 percent from 349 in January 2015 to 1,501 in April 2015.
Even more worrisome, 15 synthetic-pot related deaths have been reported in 2015.
It's not necessarily a new problem, but the scourge of lab-engineered imitation pot continues to escalate -- despite efforts by law enforcement and regulators to curb sales.
Often dubbed "spice" and sold under brand names like Spice and K2, synthetic marijuana is typically comprised of dried herbs sprayed with a mixture of psychoactive chemicals meant to mimic the molecular makeup and effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) -- the main psychotropic ingredient in actual pot.
"Even though these products are often marketed as natural and safe, they are not," Royal Law, an epidemiologist with the CDC and author of the agency's new report, told HealthDay. "We have seen very severe health effects and even deaths."
Most fake pot-related calls to poison centers report vomiting, dizziness, shortness of breath, confusion, rapid heart beat and more.
While synthetic pot is technically illegal, makers and sellers continue to evade law enforcement by continually tweaking their ingredients and by mislabeling their product -- sometimes selling it as a incense. Official say the latest rise is proof stronger laws and enforcement are necessary.
"The increasing number of synthetic cannabinoid variants available, higher toxicity of new variants, and the potentially increased use as indicated by calls to poison centers might suggest that synthetic cannabinoids pose an emerging public health threat," Law and his colleagues wrote in the recent report, published in the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. "Multiple other recent outbreaks suggest a need for greater public health surveillance and awareness, targeted public health messaging, and enhanced efforts to remove these products from the market."
