Not exact matches
Prosecutors and police agencies across central New York are
trying a new strategy as they continue to fight the rising use of
synthetic marijuana.
People
trying to avoid using
marijuana often turn to the
synthetic version, which is «dangerous and unpredictable,» said the speaker, because of the constantly changing chemical composition.
The New York Department of Health announced Thursday emergency regulations broadening the ban on
synthetic marijuana to
try to keep up with drug makers.
«Our main finding was that very few never - users of natural
marijuana have ever
tried synthetic marijuana,» said Dr. Palamar.
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.