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Reefer Madness 2013: Synthetic Marijuana Will Turn You Into a Zombie

Sharda Sekaran | Posted 05.13.2013 | DC
Sharda Sekaran

Decades of exaggerated claims and egg frying commercials have taught us that wild and fictitious notions about drugs do very little to generate confidence, trust and safety among young people.

Legal Drug Sent Teen Drooling, Incoherent To The Hospital

Posted 05.12.2013 | Los Angeles

More and more Southern Californians are turning to a dangerous new drug, and parents are livid that it remains legal even as it sends teens to the hos...

LISTEN: Teen Calls 911 - TWICE - Over Bad Dream

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 09.05.2012 | Weird News

Apparently, synthetic marijuana can make your dreams a reality. But for Florida teen Mark Welch, that reality was jail. Welch, 18, called 911 tw...

Feds Take Aggressive Action On Synthetic Drugs

AP | ALICIA A. CALDWELL | Posted 09.25.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than $36 million in cash and arrested 91 people in a nationwide crackdown against manufa...

ANOTHER ZOMBIE ATTACK? Man Accused Of Eating Dog On Drug-Fueled Rampage

Posted 06.26.2012 | Weird News

A man high on synthetic marijuana killed and ate a 30- to 40-pound dog, according to police. Michael Daniel of Waco, Texas, was charged on Monday f...

K2, Spice, Bath Salts Will Be Banned In Michigan

Posted 06.19.2012 | Detroit

UPDATE: 5:15 p.m. -- Gov. Rick Snyder signed the package of bills banning the sale of synthetic marijuana on Tuesday afternoon. ā€œK2, Spice and ...

British Comic Caught In Major Tax Avoidance Scam

Posted 06.19.2012 | Comedy

Comedian Jimmy Carr is among around 1,100 wealthy British citizens who have been found to use a tax avoidance scheme called K2 that allows them to onl...

Man Climbs World's 14 Tallest Mountains

AP | Posted 08.11.2012 | World

KATMANDU, Nepal — A Japanese mountaineer who was nearly killed by an avalanche in 2007 finished a climb in Nepal last month that made him his co...

Detroit Bans Sale Of K2

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 06.06.2012 | Detroit

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing followed the lead of local officials in nearby cities and banned the sale of K2, Spice, other forms of synthetic marijuana, an...

Macomb County Can't Wait For State To Criminalize Spice, K2

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 06.05.2012 | Detroit

After a string of high-profile crimes and tragedies involving synthetic marijuana, Michigan citizens and local government officials aren't waiting for...

Synthetic Marijuana Banned In New York State

Posted 03.29.2012 | New York

The sale of synthetic marijuana has been banned in New York following a warning issued by the state's health department. The "legal pot" products ...

DEA Extends Control Over Fake Pot

AP | Posted 04.30.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration is extending emergency controls for six more months on five chemicals used to make fake pot pro...

Synthetic Marijuana: A New Clear and Present Danger

Gregory Bunt, M.D. | Posted 04.23.2012 | Healthy Living
Gregory Bunt, M.D.

What can be done to reduce synthetic drug abuse, of K2 and many other dangerous drugs, is not simply legislation or enforcement. It is education, public awareness and early intervention.

Rand Paul Made Odd Case For Drug Ban

Posted 02.21.2012 | Politics

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), as part of an ongoing effort to block a federal ban of synthetic drugs, once cited the threat of "radical Islam" as a reason f...

Death On K2: Russian Team Abandons Winter Climb

AP | Posted 04.07.2012 | World

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A spokesman for a Russian mountaineering team seeking to be the first to climb K2 in winter says it has abandoned the attempt after...

Youth Drug Use: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

R. Gil Kerlikowske | Posted 02.20.2012 | Healthy Living
R. Gil Kerlikowske

Last week, I joined officials from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Department of Health and Human Services to announce the results of the largest annual survey on youth drug use in America.

Greg Mortenson Blames Co-Author For Inaccuracies In 'Three Cups Of Tea'

outsideonline.com | Posted 06.19.2011 | Books

In an exclusive series of interviews with editorial director Alex Heard, Mortenson admitted to making mistakes both as a writer and nonprofit manager,...

'Three Cups Of Tea' Author Greg Mortenson's Stories Called Into Question By '60 Minutes'

Posted 06.17.2011 | Impact

After telling his life story, Greg Mortenson sold millions of books and raised tens of millions of dollars for his charity. After "60 Minutes" aire...

DEA Bans Chemicals Used In Synthetic Marijuana

The Huffington Post | Steven Hoffer | Posted 06.15.2011 | Politics

Fake weed could be going up in smoke. The Drug Enforcement Administration has placed five chemicals used to manufacture synthetic marijuana product...

8 Awful Drug Trends

Posted 02.13.2011 | College

Lately, it seems like some college students will try anything to get a thrill -- from fake weed to toiletries to alcoholic whipped cream. We decided ...

Ryan Grim

K2 Crackdown: DEA Using Emergency Powers To Ban Fake Pot

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The Drug Enforcement Administration announced Wednesday that it would use its emergency powers to ban synthetic marijuana for one year, ...

Expert Climber Reportedly Killed At K-2

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

STOCKHOLM — The Austrian News Agency says Swedish climber and skier Fredrik Ericsson has fallen to his death on K-2 while trying to conquer the ...

Attempts to Ban Fake Marijuana Are Further Proof of Prohibition's Failure

Mike Meno | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Mike Meno

Our country's insane prohibition on marijuana -- a safe, non-toxic, and well-studied drug -- is now leading consumers to experiment with lesser-known, and potentially much more dangerous, alternatives.

Book Review Roundup: Milan Kundera, Tana French, Adventures On K2

Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

"Encounter" by Milan Kundera Milan Kundera asks this question in writing about the painter Francis Bacon, one of many cultural figures he addresses ...

State Moves To Ban K2, 'Legal Pot' Sold At Local Head Shops

RedEye | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

At Secrets, a Lakeview head shop, it's displayed behind glass and sold in a silver packet. A few doors down at Amigos and Us, it's among the Grateful...