It’s called Spice, Scary Spice, K2, K2Herbal, or synthetic marijuana, and it’s the latest designer drug to hit the bongs, pipes, and assorted smokery of American teenagers and college students looking for a legal way to get totally baked, man.  Supporters say it has all the highs of marijuana without all the illegality and hassle from the cops, as K2 is sold over the counter at specialty stores or online.  The drug is generally manufactured in Asia, where, ahem, manufacturing isn’t as clean and well-regulated, so smoking it directly is at your own peril.

The only state so far to ban the product is Kansas, but the DEA has it classified as a substance of interest.  That basically means they’re looking for a reason to ban its sale, so enjoy it while you can, dope fiends.  Like Salvia divinorum before it, individual states may step in where the federal government fails to act (States proposing bans are Georgia, Utah, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Dakota and Illinois).  Side effects include respiratory problems, heart palpitations, in one case a coma from which the person recovered, and the munchies.

As always, this blog maintains a strict drug-free stance.  Except for caffeine, that stuff is like heaven in a steaming mug.  Enjoy all things in moderation.

Tags: synthetic marijuana, recreational drugs, Spice, K2, marijuana, fake pot, Scary Spice, synthetic drugs, Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA, drugs, designer drugs

I’ve never had a problem eating food from a gas station.  Just two weeks ago, I ate a couple of hot dogs purchased from a gas station.  They were delicious.  That’s not the first time I’ve eaten gas station food, and I doubt it will be the last.  There’s nothing like a fun food novelty. […]

Commissioner Roger Goodell gathered 32 NFL owners for one big question.  One of the league’s most wanderlust-stricken franchises is looking to move again.  The Oakland-Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders, tired of gutting it out in a run-down stadium, were once again looking for greener pastures.  Only the Miami Dolphins refused to cooperate.  With a vote of 31-1, […]

In 2006, an injury to Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe opened the door for an undrafted free agent by the name of Tony Romo to take the helm of America’s Team and lead the Dallas Cowboys to an early playoff exit.  Bledsoe went from starter to afterthought in a season.  Now, the circle continues […]

For 89 years, Oscars has never had a major mistake.  The last few Oscars might have had a few flubs, but at least they never got the most important category of the night wrong.  Well, that’s now changed, all thanks to OG Bonnie and Clyde legends Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.  When Faye Dunaway called […]

Tom Brady has been wildly successful, if controversial.  He’s the first quarterback ever to win five Super Bowls and only the second player to do so after Charles Haley.  Unlike Haley, Brady won all his Super Bowls with the same team, the New England Patriots.  The only thing that seems to be able to stop […]

Ben Affleck, no matter what you might think of him, is a talented actor and director.  He’s got the goods, but he’s smart enough to know when he’s in over his head.  All along, since he took on the mantle of Batman, he’s had his eyes on writing, directing, and starring as the Caped Crusader. […]

In May, students for the for-profit American College of Education were running into some problems.  Their access to email accounts and course information was locked down by Google, who had disabled their accounts.  The reason why?  A fired IT worker for the American College of Education locked the school out of their Google cloud account. […]