Sentences with phrase «of synthetic marijuana»

The sale of synthetic marijuana, also known under various street names such as K2 and Spice, was banned in the state and the city in 2012.

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.

Previously announced emergency regulations intended to curb the sale of increasingly potent and dangerous forms of synthetic marijuana have gone into effect.

Users of synthetic marijuana were younger and less educated than those who were dependent only on alcohol.

The governor says vendors and producers of synthetic marijuana try to «skirt the law» by creating new chemicals that aren't currently banned.

Study participants told researchers they believed that use of synthetic marijuana was significantly higher in the military than in the civilian population.

Packets of synthetic marijuana seized by the New York Police Department after a search warrant was served at a newsstand in Brooklyn in 2015.

Cuomo said he will propose a bill to add 35 types of synthetic marijuana known as K2 to the state controlled substances list, subjecting those who make them to criminal drug penalties.

Unexplained, severe bleeding has been traced to the use of synthetic marijuana in multiple states including Illinois, Wisconsin, Maryland, Indiana and Missouri, officials said.

In April, the Department of Health found that there were 120 hospitalizations in one week from smoking a potent brand of synthetic marijuana called «Mr. Big Shot.»

THE BRONX — A group of South Bronx leaders and a state senator recently unveiled plans to combat the sale and use of synthetic marijuana called K2 in the borough.

Reports of synthetic marijuana laced with rat poison have sparked a health scare in the New York area.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Reports of synthetic marijuana laced with rat poison have sparked a health scare in the New York area.

With bad weather grounding his plane, Gov. Cuomo announced in New York City a Rochester arrest related to the sale and distribution of the synthetic marijuana substance known as K2.

Following a police raid Wednesday on five Brooklyn bodegas after a wave of suspected overdoses of synthetic marijuana, Cuomo today announced stepped - up enforcement efforts to crack down on the illegal sale of the drug known as K2.

«Depression, alcohol, and marijuana linked to later use of synthetic marijuana among teens.»

The Advance highlighted the rise of synthetic marijuana in November 2010, after a reporter was able to buy a small container of «Mr. Smiley,» one version of the drug, online for $ 5.

* Silver said the criminalizing of synthetic marijuana, a measure passed by the Republican - led Senate on Monday, will be taken up in the near future: «We intend to move it forward.

Wills said the laws are just a start and that an educational campaign is needed to inform the public, especially young people, about the dangers of synthetic marijuana.

New York State has banned the sale of synthetic marijuana products.

Standing with Assemblyman Michael Cusick, left, and Camelot Counseling's Luke Nasta, right, Senator Charles E. Schumer compares the buying of synthetic marijuana to being as easy as buying a pack of gum.

Rescue Mission CEO Alan Thornton says these overdose surges generally happens when a bad batch of synthetic marijuana, also known as spice, turns up in the neighborhood.

During the raid at Gourmet Deli, officers found more than 1,300 packs of synthetic marijuana in a display case behind the counter.

The numbers of synthetic marijuana cases called into the Upstate New York Poison Center continues to be off the charts.

Manufacturers of synthetic marijuana have been able to skirt around U.S. laws by slightly altering the chemical makeup of their product.

Nearly half of the people polled say they also support making the sale and possession of synthetic marijuana a crime in New York state.

With a new piece of legislation, Westchester lawmakers will look to piggyback on a recently passed New York City law blockading the spread of a synthetic marijuana known commonly as «spice.»

The law would make selling more than 16 ounces of synthetic marijuana a Class C felony punishable by up to 5.5 years in prison and cause store owners to lose their liquor, tobacco and lottery licenses if they are caught selling the drug three times.

Senator Klein has documented the prevalence of synthetic marijuana as a growingly popular recreational drug that can be easily found on the internet and in neighborhood stores and they are now flowing freely into the prison system.

In July, a multi-agency inspection led to the discovery of 8,000 bags of synthetic marijuana at two East Harlem bodegas.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has listed several of synthetic marijuana's main compounds as Schedule 1 substances, making them illegal.

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.

Dr. Palamar posits that it is likely that many of these synthetic marijuana users resort to trying this «legal,» but more dangerous version of marijuana in order to avoid possible arrest, detection on drug screenings, or the stigma associated with being an illicit drug user.

Most importantly, frequency of lifetime marijuana use was the strongest correlate, with more frequent use further increasing odds of synthetic marijuana use.

Senator Klein's proposed legislation would better equip law enforcement and district attorneys in New York with the tools they need to prosecute and enforce the illegal sale of synthetic marijuana.

Teresa Woolson, whose 19 - year - old son, Victor, drowned in Lake Ontario after smoking a form of synthetic marijuana, wants the shop's owner, the drug manufacturer and the distributor held accountable.

Although bodegas and smoke shops around the area have taken «Mr. Big Shot» off their shelves, many are still selling other forms brands of synthetic marijuana.

Nursing staff at Coney Island misdiagnosed Soto as suffering from an overdose of synthetic marijuana, family members have alleged in press accounts.

Cuomo said he will propose a bill to add 35 types of synthetic marijuana known as K2 to the state controlled substances list, exposing those who make them to criminal drug penalties.

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.

Gov. Cuomo said he will propose a bill to add 35 types of synthetic marijuana known as K2 to the state controlled substances list.

Prosecutors and police agencies across central New York are trying a new strategy as they continue to fight the rising use of synthetic marijuana.

In her current capacity, Diana has been instrumental in crafting legislation that has become law, from expanding tenants» rights to cracking down on the sale of synthetic marijuana (K2).

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo imposed emergency new regulations targeting the sale of synthetic marijuana.