While I’m generally pretty tolerant, a letter from my alumni group really got my attention. One of the Students at Stetson University, drowned after using K2. K2 and other brands of herbal incense are being sold across the country and being used as substitutes for marijuana. The problem is that the chemicals in these products appear to be made specifically to mimic the effect. Long term studies do not exist and according to a number of sources and the potency of these “spices” can be from 20 to 1000 times higher than marijuana. I’m not advocating either, but this item is being sold at convenience stores….without an age restriction.
When, at last count, 13 states have banned the sale and in Florida, it appears to be illegal because it appears to be designed to circumvent the law, I think you would agree there is a problem.
Take a moment to look at a google search for “Deaths and K2”. If you have children….please consider discussing this sooner, not later.
These studies suggest that synthetic cannabinoid intoxication is associated with acute psychosis, worsening of previously stable psychotic disorders, and also may have the ability to trigger a chronic (long-term) psychotic disorder among vulnerable individuals such as those with a family history of mental illness
