The DEA has taken emergency action to outlaw chemicals used to make synthetic marijuana, meaning it will be illegal to possess or sell them in the U.S. for at least one year, until further action is taken.
The chemicals used to make "fake pot" products, also known as K2, will be studied by the Department of Health and Human Services to determine whether the chemicals and the products should be permanently controlled, the DEA said.
"Over the past year, smokable herbal blends marketed as being 'legal' and providing a marijuana-like high, have become increasingly popular, particularly among teens and young adults," the DEA said in a statement."These products consist of plant material that has been coated with research chemicals that mimic THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, and are sold at a variety of retail outlets, in head shops and over the Internet. These chemicals, however, have not been approved by the FDA for human consumption, and there is no oversight of the manufacturing process."
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wow marijuana must not at all be the cause of any crimes?!?!?! all pot heads must be perfect citizens.
There's a bill of sale for the London Bridge awaiting fools like you!
MMMMMMM you do realize that the london bridge has already been sold and moved to america. Which makes your last statement as dumb as the rest.
My statements aren't dumb, he made an all inclusive judgement and was call on the carpet for it, Mr MmmmYa!
No different than citizens that drink, or even citizens that don't drink. they commit other crimes too.
Tylenol kills more people than any other drug. But it makes money comparable to coke and cigs so its ok. That k2 stuff is nasty and should not be smoked anyway. Say yes to Pot and no to potpourri
Only people dying from tylenol are those druggies abusing pain killers containing the drug. It kills the liver when large quanities are consumed. Alcohol does the same thing with abusive consumption. They usu have that sickly yellow tinge look in their skin tone and eyes.
@Mmmmmm, you are wrong on the Tylenol issue. Tylenol is highly toxic, the difference between normal dose and death is something like 8 pills in 24 hours. Additionally, if you take it before/during drinking alcohol or in the morning if you have alcohol in your system still (for those who abuse alcohol), it causes an extremely toxic chemical which can cause liver failure in relatively short order.
the real other issue is that alcohol is responsible for more deaths than heroine, crack, cocaine and speed each year combined.
Duh Kevin I believe we are saying the same thing!
God bless you stoner...
now raise your own pot and that's an order son....
Your pretty stupid if weed were legAl gangs couldnt make money with weed it would be taxed
Stoner invite sobriety: take a cold shower and drink some hot coffee!
mmmm... coffee has caffeine.. a drug.. mmmmm better just do sunshine and fresh air...
Coffee is a beverage like English tea!
And that is exactly the problem, blame and point the finger at everything else in order to justify yourself...again we dont hold ourselves acountable...and we call that freedom.
Dea is a joke cia is the biggest coke dealer in the world if u want to research it on the web so don't think government is here to help its all about the money
Here's part of the problem with our society. Here you have a nice little plant with the potential of being able to naturally increase the active ingredient. Now I highly admire people who can make something new, better, easier or whatever, but this is just some greedy slob wanting to capitalize on his/her "discovery". Why take a natural substance and try to chemically imitate it? To me it would only to make it more potent therfore more appealing to the masses. Personally the natural taste, look smell, etc are appealling. Kinda like that Four Loco drink. They could have made something less potent. I don't understand ruining good beer with caffine anyway but many people didn't understand what kids were doing in my time either. It's just getting more dangerous because some people care about the almighty dollar more than their fellow man.
it wasn't created to mimic the effect of THC, just the chemical structure. I mean 2 + 2 = 4 so I'm sure they knew it would have similar effects, but it wasn't created for that reason. In fact, the person who created it is one of the biggest supporters of the ban because nobody actually knows whether or not it's safe.
The real thing, on the other hand, has been around longer than us and extensively studied. It's not 100% but then again neither is table salt or sugar. Moderation and responsible use is key, though those who would like to impose their morals would tell you that no use is okay. Personally, I think that should be up to the individual. If they start causing problems, treat them like you would anyone else.
All I got to say is I partake of the legal Mary jane. All you idiot haters out there would you rather us smoke weed? Give our money to dealers instead of businesses?
I bet mmmm is an over weight social outcast. How would you feel if they outlawed fried and fatty foods which do much more harm to the body??? Bet your world would fall apart.
All this talk of food gives me the munchies or maybe it was the fatty I just burned Down.
Didn't, you ole fart, just admitted to engaging in drug-induced munchies? How much do you weigh?
I weigh a good 174.5 I'm 5'9. P90x enthusiast. Semi pro golfer and played baseball and basketball in college.
LMAO... if true mmmm .. did he just ruin your sterotype for stoners? I see no difference between a fine glass of wine and a good strain of marijuana..
Ok, so you are an ole fart who indulges in drug-induced munchies, reliving past heydays, and have a nice body...so you are an in shape weed head!
@rlpdub, no one's has really admitted to smoking dung saturated weed except you...I guess you can add bonafide sh(i)thead to that curriculum vitae of yours!
This synthetic marijuana SHOULD be illegal. For God's sake, what your smoking is ACETONE you idiots. Just recently a K2 manufacturer in my town was shut down because agents personally witnessed employees spraying the "potpourri" with acetone. Sorry, but I'll risk getting a ticket for the real stuff any day over smoking
potpourri sprayed with acetone. It's not synthetic marijuana. It's tobacco sprayed with chemicals.
Tobacco is tobacco sprayed with chemicals. Where were you when the cigarette industry scandal broke for they were caught fortifying their product to augment the addictive potential!
"it's tobacco sprayed with chemicals" Uh... do you have any idea how tobacco is manufactured? Hint: they use a lot of dangerous chemicals.
No, no, that didn't happen. Liar. K2 is produced by 1 company, there aren't multiple "manufacturers" in each town, and Acetone is not a cannaboid. Tool.
Like the great job thats done overseeing the tobacco industry? What a load of horse crap.
Now we can forget this horrible stuff ever happened and go back to smoking the real thing. Legalize It and you won't see any more of these messed up chemicals hitting the market.
Is it true some marijauna is aged in animal dung?
LOL! no, it isn't true at all! Magic Mushrooms grow on cow dung, and really good MJ might smell like it was rolled around in some, but I assure you it isn't!
Mmmm: aged in dung??? have you ever even SEEN marijuana? I can assure you, it isn't washed Furthermore, ahy would it be productive to age a substance with a naturally occuring chemical?
Or maybe you're talking about this new thing, it's called FARMING, and they use dung to fertilize EVERYPLANT FOOD SOURCE you eat. Unless of course they use chemicals that mimic the dung. Which takes us right back to the use of synthetic chemicals to enhance a product in some way, like in K2.
My bad jfergie...it's packed in animal dung...so when you smoke this, you have dung particles and dung vapors landing on your lung tissues. So that means you have sh(i)t for lungs???
Just another example of the Democratic leadership taking away people's fun.
You are an idiot.
Bill – You got it. If the mid-term elections told us anything, it's that freedom is most important. The Liberal-tarian Tea Baggers are in vogue now. Down with the gubberment and its excessive taxation and control of my life – at least until I need my own Medicare-funded hip replacement. Get stoned, poison the air, steal from the poor, have a tea party, it's all cool. In reality, the Tea Baggers and Company are the last to support legalizing pot. And, yes, supporting "less government" and opposing the legalization of pot is complete hypocrisy.
You're an idiot.. If your comment is true.. then why is it that the Republicans are the ones who will fight to keep pot illegal? 71% of Republicans are against it compared to 59% of Democrats.
Nice try though..
Not that I agree or support the DEA but any drug that causes like or similar effects as pot will be outlawed eventually. The whole reason behind the law against thc is because of the effects it causes on the human body. I do not personally indulge in it, but I see no different between that and alchohol. It is legal for someone to go out and get blathering drunk, but they cant become inebriated from another substance? Pot and the kettle if you ask me. If they are going to outlaw one, they should outlaw all of them, including alchohol.
I can't believe anyone would smoke this junk. It costs more than real pot.
I know, the lengths people will go to NOT break the law...
The government should see this as people wanting to not break the law and also wanting to get high. Create an ideal solution, legalize and regulate for adults!
Outrageous, without any legislation passed by congress we have the DEA banning chemicals with some phoney nonsense about whether they're approved for human consumption by the FDA. We truly are a land without laws now, just unaccountable agencies imposing their whims.