'Spice' Artificial Marijuana Smoking Gets University Students Rushed to the Hospital

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University students from Lancaster University were rushed to the hospital in critical condition after smoking artificial marijuana.

Five first-year students from Lancaster University were rushed to the hospital after taking Spice, a drug considered to be a 'legal high' before it was outlawed in 2009.

While three of the students are now safe and have been discharged, two remain in the hospital though they are already in stable condition, according to BBC News.

The authorities and ambulances arrived at the Grizedale College after students were reported to be "suffering adverse effects after taking the substance, which appears to have been a synthetic cannabis substitute".

A spokesman released a statement regarding the incident: "While full forensic tests will now be carried out to try to establish exactly what the substance was, at this stage we cannot confirm whether any criminal offences which have been committed."

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