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Is the NYPD Overstating the Dangers of 'Weaponized' Marijuana?

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 08/06/2015 - 08:45

Kenneth Dale Wakefield, a transient, mentally ill Phoenix man, smoked two different drugs before he went on a late July killing spree that resulted in the decapitation and death of his wife and their two dogs.

Wakefield, 43, who is being held on $2 million bond, told police that an hour before the attacks, he smoked marijuana and Spice — a name for synthetic marijuana, a drug that is now feared to be causing violent outbursts in those who may already be mentally ill or are taking psychiatric medicine. Wakefield told police he was trying "to get the evil out" of the victims, according to Reuters. In the process, he also severed his own arm and gouged out one of his eyes, police said.

Wakefield's rampage is one of a string of violent incidents in recent months with a connection to synthetic marijuana. Police say a man who went on a stabbing...

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