http://www.philly.com/philly/health_and_science/84835717.html
Synthetic versions of marijuana have been appearing in the Philadelphia area and have been confiscated by local authorities. It is not illegal to be in possession of the marijuana but it is illegal to import or sell because the FDA has not tested or approved it. 85 packages of the drug arrived from Amsterdam and were taken after testing as marijuana. The packages consisted of "random plant material" that was dried and coated with chemicals. The drug, JWH-018, is labeled as K2, an incense that can be smoked. Technically it is not illegal to possess because it is not classified as a narcotic. Kansas and Missouri are already considering outlawing synthetic marijuana.
If regular marijuana was legalized, would other types of marijuana, such as this synthetic marijuana, be legal also? Should new types of marijuana be named illegal before they are brought into the United States?
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If marijuana was legalized, I do not think synthetic marijuana would even be an issue. If it is not illegal to posses, people are probably using it as a desperate alternative. If real marijuana, which seems much healthier than something drenched with chemicals, is made legal, synthetic marijuana would just disappear.
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