So far, K2 and similar products are not illegal. But that could change. In March, Kansas became the first state to outlaw the synthetic pot. Earlier this month, the Missouri Senate also voted to ban the product, and several Missouri cities and counties have taken similar action, according to published reports.
Apart from Denton, local police departments, including Dallas, Arlington, Lewisville and Garland, are familiar with the product but haven't had any reports of overdoses. Get email alerts on breaking news stories as soon as they happen. By signing up you agree to our privacy policy.
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The herbs are sprayed with synthetic cannabinoids. Yep, synthetic versions of the active ingredient in marijuana — tetrahyrocannabinol or THC. Synthetic cannabinoids were originally synthesized in the lab of Dr. John W. Huffman at Clemson University. According to Dr. Easy access and the belief that synthetic cannabinoid products are natural and therefore harmless, have likely contributed to their use among young people.
Another reason for their continued use is that standard drug tests cannot easily detect many of the chemicals used in these products. The most common way to use synthetic cannabinoids is to smoke the dried plant material.
Users also mix the sprayed plant material with marijuana or brew it as tea. Other users buy synthetic cannabinoid products as liquids to vaporize in e-cigarettes. Synthetic cannabinoids act on the same brain cell receptors as THC deltatetrahydrocannabinol , the mind-altering ingredient in marijuana. So far, there have been few scientific studies of the effects of synthetic cannabinoids on the human brain, but researchers do know that some of them bind more strongly than marijuana to the cell receptors affected by THC and can produce much stronger effects.
The resulting health effects can be unpredictable and dangerous. Because the chemical composition of many synthetic cannabinoid products is unknown and may change from batch to batch, these products are likely to contain substances that cause dramatically different effects than the user might expect.
People who have used synthetic cannabinoids and have been taken to emergency rooms have shown severe effects including:. Yes, synthetic cannabinoids can be addictive. Regular users trying to quit may have the following withdrawal symptoms:. Behavioral therapies and medications have not specifically been tested for treatment of addiction to these products. Health care providers should screen patients for possible co-occurring mental health conditions.
An overdose occurs when a person uses too much of a drug and has a dangerous reaction that results in serious, harmful symptoms or death. Use of synthetic cannabinoids can cause:.
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