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
But the company is also developing
products that use pharmaceutical cannabinoids, a
synthetic version of
marijuana.
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.
According to Schumer (D - N.Y.), the DEA has banned only 20 of the 300 identified
synthetic drug chemicals, barely making a dent in the sale of
synthetic marijuana and other hazardous drug - like
products commonly found online and in New York City bodegas, gas stations and small stores.
Basheer Ahmed, manager of the Bashir Famous Deli in Rochdale, Friday became the first to sign City Councilman Ruben Wills» (D - Jamaica) pledge to ban from his store's shelves
synthetic marijuana, a
product ostensibly sold as an herbal incense, but one critics say teens and young adults are smoking to get high.
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.
Manufacturers of
synthetic marijuana have been able to skirt around U.S. laws by slightly altering the chemical makeup of their
product.
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.