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Severe Bleeding From 'Spice' Synthetic Marijuana Lands 35 in Hospital
Spice is an illegal mix of herbs and lab-made chemicals often called "synthetic marijuana" because some of the chemicals in it have similar effects to cannabis.
Inmate Dies After Setting Himself on Fire While Smoking Zombie Drug Spice
Psychoactive drugs like Spice have become a serious problem in prisons, where authorities have struggled to stem their flow and use.
Woman Dies From Synthetic Marijuana Laced with Poison
The drug, tainted with rat poison, caused users to bleed out of their eyes and ears, health officials said.
Synthetic Marijuana Kills Fourth Person in Illinois
A specific chemical in rat poison called brodifacoum may be tainting synthetic marijuana products.
Synthetic Pot Could Contain Rat Poison
Synthetic weed is a mix of hundreds of unknown chemicals, health officials warn.
Synthetic Cannabis Is Legal and Could Be Dangerous
The drug is often available where incense or marijuana paraphernalia is sold.
Major Misnomer: Synthetic Marijuana's Dangerous Highs
A substance with many names—K2, spice, synthetic marijuana—ropes in users by comparing itself to cannabis, but it's infinitely more unsafe.