Read about emergency ban on fake marijuana goes into effect …

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

The (Longview) Daily News reports an expected temporary measure to ban synthetic marijuana products like those which sent teenagers to emergency rooms last summer in Longview was put into place yesterday by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Over the past two years or so, smokable herbal blends marketed as being “legal” and providing a marijuana-like high have become increasingly popular especially among teens and young adults and the DEA has received an increasing number of reports from poison centers, hospitals and law enforcement regarding the products, according to a news release from the federal agency.

The active ingredients in brands such as “Spice”, “K2”, “Blaze” and “Red X Dawn” will be controlled for at least a year with the possibility of a six month extension, according to the DEA.

Read The (Longview) Daily News story here

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