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Users describe the terrifying effects of the drug some are calling 'weaponized marijuana'

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 08/20/2015 - 21:21

Synthetic marijuana, also referred to as "replacement cannabis," "K2," and "Spice," is a lab-produced mind-altering drug that aims to mimic the effects of marijuana, but is known to have unpredictable and sometimes dangerous effects, despite its marketing as a safe, legal alternative to marijuana.

New York City's police commissioner, William Bratton, recently said that the drug, which he referred to as "weaponized marijuana" is of "great and growing concern" to the city's police force, which has seen a spike in hospitalizations from the drug.

Erowid Center, a non-profit psychoactive drug information center, maintains a forum on their website where drug users share their experience with different psychoactive substances. Some on the forum have begun sharing their experiences using synthetic marijuana, which ranges from the terrifying to pleasurable, highlighting the unpredictable nature of the drug.

"The most terrifying experience I've had to date"

An unnamed 16-year old male on the Erowid forum wrote a...

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