Drug users in Anchorage, Alaska are using K2 Spice at alarming rates and leaving local law enforcement agencies no choice but to ask the federal government for assistance to save the city.
The dangerous synthetic drug, flakka, is taking hold of it residents in West Palm Beach, Florida and leaving law enforcement trying to find new ways to subdue users while in zombie mode.
The Illinois Poison Control Center reports a spike in emergency room visits by patients under the influence of the dangerous form of synthetic marijuana, K2 Spice.
The Jackson, MS Police Department recently made a post for parents on their Facebook page warning them about ecstasy being given to their children on Halloween instead of candy.
With weed so easily available, why would someone want to smoke a synthetic and dangerous imitation? To beat drug tests, of course. Spice is a manufactured imitation of marijuana that can still be found in shiny packets marked as not for human consumption at gas stations, convenience stores, and head shops, or over the internet.