Synthetic marijuana, or "fake" pot, is nothing like the real thing. It's legal, and easily accessible to kids. It's also a bigger threat to kids' health. "Marijuana has been used for medicinal and ...

PIXABAY Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) proposed emergency legislation to prohibit chemical compounds found in synthetic drugs after a recent upsurge in overdoses of K2, a strain of synthetic marijuana, in ...

Whether you call it “K2” or “Spice,” synthetic marijuana is keeping local and national authorities on their toes. In late September, the New York City Police Department seized $10 million worth of the ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo imposed emergency new regulations Thursday evening, targeting the sale of synthetic marijuana. The tougher Health Department regulations expand the ...

The D.C. Department of Health classified synthetic cannabinoids as a Schedule I drug Oct. 15, subjecting possession and sale of the drug to stricter punishments. The federal government banned ...

According to the Mount Regis Center, what makes synthetic weed so dangerous is that the chemical combinations used in developing the drug are not consistent due to lack of regulation. In 2014, there ...

Synthetic marijuana, a mixture of herbs sprayed with THC-mimicking chemicals, has proved a tricky product to squelch, experts say. State and federal legislation has banned dozens of compounds used to ...

TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police said the Bronx man who drove his car down a crowded sidewalk in Times Square Thursday was apparently high on synthetic marijuana. Law enforcement sources told ...

Synthetic weed tainted with rat poison has made its way to Milwaukee and it’s been linked to at least three illnesses in the city in 24 hours. Dr. Jon Meiman with the state health department says the ...

Inside the cellophane pouch is a mixture of herbs one might find in a spice rack, but these herbs are anything but garden variety. They have been sprayed with chemical compounds like JWH-018 to give ...

In February, an advocacy group warned the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) that there was a severe problem with synthetic marijuana inside a federal women's prison in Minnesota. Women were vomiting, ...