What is 'bad' about synthetic marijuana?

You may have heard of K2 or "Spice," a pair of terms for synthetic marijuana — or more appropriately, synthetic cannabinoids — which is growing in popularity. Some find them tempting substitutes for traditional weed because these drugs aren't technically illegal in many places. read more

I'm not sure about other types of synthetic marijuana, or even how many types there are, but here's something nasty about K2, a type that was banned in Missouri a few years ago. read more

If you’re confused by synthetic marijuana, then a series of recent news stories about the drug probably didn’t clear things up. First, the Boston Globe reported that New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones “had a bad reaction to a substance he put into his body” and walked to a nearby police station to get help. read more