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Stores get amnesty period to turn in synthetic marijuana in York

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 05/01/2015 - 18:14

Nine recent, non-fatal overdoses York City Police believe stemmed from people smoking synthetic marijuana prompted the department on Thursday to take a boots-on-the-ground approach to getting the drug off the streets.

Three officers walked into 58 stores in the city, handing out pamphlets about the drug and educating store owners who may not know about the drug's legal status, said York City Detective First Class Andrew Shaffer, who joined the officers.

Shaffer said that all synthetic cannabis is illegal. But that can change when manufacturers of the drug introduce a new chemical.

York City Police gave the stores a two- to three-day amnesty period to turn in or get rid of any synthetic marijuana they may be selling, Shaffer said. It's a method by police to give the owners benefit of the doubt before police begin enforcement.

Also called Spice in some cases, synthetic marijuana is receiving attention from authorities...

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