Sentences with phrase «for synthetic marijuana»

Compared to females, males were consistently at greater risk for synthetic marijuana use and more frequent use.

K2 is one of many names for synthetic marijuana products, which are also known as black mamba, Yucatan fire and skunk, according to the New York City Health Department.

Not exact matches

The bill sponsored by Wills would address that loophole and make sale of the drug by an individual punishable by a criminal fine of up to $ 5,000 and up to a year in prison, or both, and make a shop liable for civil fines of between $ 1,000 and $ 10,000 per violation for selling any product marketed as synthetic marijuana.

At noon, IDC Leader Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj and community leaders and health officials announce a crackdown on the sale of synthetic marijuana and legislation to create criminal penalties and strengthen civil penalties for the sale of «K2,» Jacobi Hospital, side of Building 6, 1400 Pelham Parkway S., the Bronx.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law three measures that for the first time criminalize the manufacture and distribution of synthetic marijuana — putting muscle behind the city's bid to eradicate the substance commonly known as K2.

Recent reports across the nation have detailed multiple arrests of professional football players for using drugs like synthetic marijuana, K2 or Spice, with other instances ending in trips to the hospital for the highly trained athletes.

I'm also introducing legislation to increase penalties for stores that continue to peddle synthetic marijuana since shop owners remain undeterred by weak fines.

Synthetic marijuana was first developed in the South Carolina lab of a Clemson University professor as part of research into therapies for osteoporosis, liver disease and some kinds of cancer.

In June, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 15 deaths in the first few months of 2015 related to synthetic marijuana use.

Village Sensations of Nanuet is one of 16 stores in 12 counties being sued by the New York State Attorney General's Office for mislabeling substances such as synthetic marijuana and bath salts in order to get around federal and state laws.

More than two dozen people overdosed on the dangerous synthetic marijuana — in the same Bedford - Stuyvesant neighborhood plagued by mass overdoses for the past two years.

There's been a spike in the number of people heading to emergency rooms in Central New York, for treatment after using synthetic marijuana.

Owner Of Village Sensations To Pay $ 15,000 For Violating State Labeling Laws Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced Tuesday, August 14 that a judge has signed a consent order and judgment demanding mislabeled or unlabeled products, including synthetic marijuana and other intoxicants, be permanently removed from the store shelves of Village Sensations in Nanuet.

Beyond the payroll tax and charitable donation programs, Cuomo offered up ideas to reduce traffic congestion in New York City, expand availability of flu vaccines for children, impose restrictions on sex offenders, provide funding for an early voting program, ban synthetic marijuana sales and target physicians who engage in medical misconduct.

U-S Senator Charles Schumer is calling for the creation of a special unit to target on - line sales of synthetic marijuana.

Reeling in the sale of synthetic marijuana, however, has been a battle for regulators who struggle to stay ahead of the products» constantly shifting chemical makeups.

Two Cortland men were charged with endangering the welfare of a child over the weekend for smoking synthetic marijuana in front of children.

The action plan that the task force has put together calls for identifying and boycotting local businesses that sell synthetic marijuana, organizing a town hall meeting about the drug, and reaching out to and providing services for Bronxites in The Hub who are using drugs.

State Sen. Jeff Klein intends to introduce new legislation that would strengthen the penalties for selling synthetic marijuana in the wake of sales of the drug leading to almost 700 emergency room visits at Bronx hospitals in recent months, according to his office.

Medical cannabis and synthetic marijuana extracts should not be used for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, according to a position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).

Scientists in both academia and the pharmaceutical industry have tested marijuana derivatives and synthetic forms of the herb for potentially helpful chemical effects since the 1970s.

The majority of participants believed their use of synthetic marijuana resulted in failing to meet obligations, such as being late for work, doing their job poorly, or not handling home and child care responsibilities well.

A research group led by Olga Malyshevskaya and Yoshihiro Urade of International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI - IIIS), University of Tsukuba, discovered that seizures, a life - threatening condition, can be induced by natural Δ9 - tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9 - THC, main constituent of marijuana) or the synthetic cannabinoid JWH - 018 (main component of synthetic blend «Spice») in mice.

Although we were unable to determine whether use of natural marijuana tended to occur before synthetic marijuana, results do suggest that it is mainly marijuana users who are at greatest risk for use.»

For example, the percentage of 8th graders who think that occasional use of synthetic marijuana or over-the-counter cough and cold medications is less than it was last year and in prior years.

A new study by researchers affiliated with New York University's Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR), is now online ahead of print in Drug and Alcohol Dependence and it is one of the first national studies to examine risk factors for use of synthetic marijuana among a large, nationally representative sample of teens.

Synthetic marijuana is largely used among adolescents for recreation.

«Until there is sufficient scientific evidence of safety and efficacy, neither marijuana nor synthetic medical cannabis should be used for the treatment of sleep apnea,» Dr. Ilene Rosen, president of the sleep academy, said in an academy news release.

For example, they've converted the neighbor's bathroom (Staci, age 12, addicted to synthetic marijuana) into a surveillance headquarters that will keep audio / video recordings of the last days of Storefront - that visitors are welcome to explore.

Lammont DuPont's banker Andrew Mellon who happened to be Secretary of the Treasury under Herbert Hoover, also had a nephew - in - law, Henry Anslinger, who had the Marijuana Tax Law of 1937 passed allowing munitions maker DuPont to supply synthetic fibers for the domestic economy without competition.

The drug manufacturer accused of fueling the opioid epidemic will soon be given the green light to market synthetic marijuana for medical use.