Sunday, January 9, 2011

Arrested and Jail Time for possessing K2 Incense?

    
     K2 is not really incense although it is marketed as so. K2, just like Black Magic, Mr. Nice Guy, Spike, Black Mamba, and Spice are a combination of natural herbs and synthetic cannabinoids that gives the smoker a decent temporary high. Well hooray for this new generation of stoners, we now have legal herbs that we can smoke when Mary Jane is not in the picture, right? But why are people trying to shut these new companies down?
     According to the Baltimore Sun, close to 3,000 health problems were reported due to these synthetic cannabinoids. And to that we say "so what?". Cigarettes KILL thousands and law enforcement officials are trying to involve the DEA in regulating this natural herb incense. Agencies like Palm Beach County Sheriff's office are arresting those who are caught carrying the herbal blend. They can also face up to 60 days in jail. This is an absolute unjust and unrealistic way to go about the situation.
     In November of 2010 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency announced that, due to the alarming rate of reported health problems, they were going to put a 1 year temporary ban on such herbal products like K2. So that means no retailer could carry it and it'd be illegal to posses. Within a months time, the DEA didn't follow through and the ban was never enforced. The bright side about all of this is that even if these smokables are ever regulated. The actual synthetic cannabinoid is not illegal and there are several of them.

1 comment:

  1. You are a freaking idiot. Keep justifying your stupidity. Cigarettes do kill but they don't cause you to have immediate near fatal emergencies like synthetic marijuana and bath salts and whatever other stupid things you are putting into your body. As an EMT, I see a lot of kids who don't know any better almost killing themselves all the time. And you say "so what?" Since you don't have your picture or anything else about you on your profile, A)you must not stand behind your convictions all that much or you wouldn't care if people knew who you were. B) I can't tell if you are a teenager, young adult, or someone who is old enough to know better. If you are a young adult or younger, I hope you someday realize what all this is going to do to you. If you are an adult, at the rate you are going, you won't be around much longer but do everyone a favor and stay the hell away from impressionable children.

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