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102 Synthetic Marijuana Overdose Patients in 3 Days in 1 County

  • July 18, 2017

The opioid scourge may dominate the headlines, but synthetic marijuana also poses a serious health risk. CNN reports that over 100 people were hospitalized over the weekend in one Pennsylvania county after overdosing on K2. Interestingly, authorities have linked this spate of hospitalizations to a shortage of opioids rather than a scarcity of legal marijuana. Synthetic cannabis (synthetic marijuana or "fake pot") was virtually unheard of five years ago, but is now sold widely in stores with...