http://news.yahoo.com/york-citys-drug-threat-weaponized-marijuana-231155230.html#

Interesting! "It gives users super human strength, makes them impervious to pain" .

Uh huh

So, its dusted with PCP?

Smoking plant material sprayed with synthetic, unknown chemicals.  

What could go wrong?  

Blame it on the product, not the dumbness that made a decision to use it.  Way to take personal responsibility out of it.

How is this weaponized MJ ?

Weaponized stupid for doing it maybe.

It is a completely different substance.

The DNC weaponized marijuana years ago... ask Colorado gun owners.  

That looks and sounds almost exactly like bath salts. The users act much like someone would on PCP.

It has no illegal drugs in it, just a concoction of synthetics, which apparently make you crazy.

https://youtu.be/t6pmc7Tpx4w

Who the fuck smokes marijuana to feel like that?

Just go cook some meth and be done with it.

NY uses these terms like it's some sort of media catchphrases for everything...



Weaponized.....

It used to be called Jimson Weed.  

Only a matter time before "Assault Weed".

super human strength? impervious to pain?

how much for an eighth?

High capacity spray and pray long range Saturday Night Special sniper rifle shoulder thing that goes up weaponized marijuana.

I know it isn't a NY term because NY still spells marijuana like they copied it off of 30's propaganda poster.

I'm confused. The top bit sounds like a warning, but the bottom bit sounds like an advert



 

Didn't read, will it make me cut my face off or just an unstoppable badass? If no side effects and just an unstoppable badass I'll take a pound.

This.   Not even remotely related to marijuana, other than they use various inert plant materials as the carrier for the chemicals.  Idiots.

 I know right?  I want and invitation to that party.

That's not marijuana, that's the kind of shit people invent because of the WOD.  

If you put a sig brace on it can it be shouldered without being considered an SBR?

Everyone knows marijuana turns white woman into jazz listening insaniacs, driven by lust to have sex with minorities.

...lots and lots of minorities.

[after Dewey accidentally barges in a room filled with smoke and groupies]
Sam: [coughs] Get outta here, Dewey!
Dewey Cox: What are y'all doin' in here?
Sam: We're smoking reefer and you don't want no part of this shit.
Dewey Cox: You're smoking *reefers*?
Sam: Yeah, 'course we are; can't you smell it?
Dewey Cox: [Dewey doesn't have a sense of smell] No, Sam. I can't.
Reefer Girl: Come on, Dewey! Join the party!
[takes a hit off a joint]
Sam: No, Dewey, you don't want this. Get outta here!
Dewey Cox: You know what, I don't want no hangover. I can't get no hangover.
Sam: It doesn't give you a hangover!
Dewey Cox: Wha-I get addicted to it or something?
Sam: It's not habit-forming!
Dewey Cox: Oh, okay... well, I don't know... I don't want to overdose on it.
Sam: You can't OD on it!
Dewey Cox: It's not gonna make me wanna have sex, is it?
Sam: It makes sex even better!
Dewey Cox: Sounds kind of expensive.
Sam: It's the cheapest drug there is.
Dewey Cox: [at a loss and out of excuses] Hmm.
Sam: You don't want it!
Dewey Cox: I think I kinda want it.
Sam: Okay, but just this once. Come on in.

Another journalistic gem.

Oh. My. God! He's on not-marijuana marijuana!

 And you never once paid for drugs. Not once.

perhaps dealers are using it as a filler

responded to a down party call recently where the guy was trippin balls, found a small bag of what looked like weed on him. he was trying to run in place on the gurney and wouldn't/couldn't talk for at least 30 minutes, very rapid respiration

DAVE'S NOT HERE

 Nuke-powered Pot Needles

So...it's not marijuana. There's no...marijuana in it. But it's weaponized...marijuana?

Oh crap the nuclear pot needles are already on the internet.

not-marijuana marijuana

Some of the synthetics are illegal, the chemists work faster than the law though.

I suppose it's just beating a dead horse to mention that people smoke that shit largely because real weed, which doesn't cause these problems, is illegal...

I've been using experiments with chiles in an effort to weaponize methane.

This dude loves the shit...




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Could you expand on that accusation?  Serious Question™

Was he fuckin mainlining it into his eyeball?

I don't understand why anybody bothers. It's not like the real thing isn't readily available basically everywhere (and infinitely safer).

It was legal to carry and I don't think it would set off a UA.

Weaponized

It's not even "marijuana" they're discussing.

Cheers!
-JC

How is this cannabis seems to me that it is a laced plant material but not cannabis? These people are dumb they go from smoking something natural to smoking something that is laced we god knows what and all to pass a drug test.

He showed up for court after decapitating his wife, and severing his own left arm off, saying he had to get the demons out.

Sad

Newspaper couldn't spell "synthetic marijuana" so they used "weaponized marijuana".

Datura stramonium grows wild and isn't used in this stuff. It grows all over the place. Potency of the alkaloids present vary greatly from one plant to the next. I had friends in high school that were dumb assess and smoked it. The difference between what will get you high and what will kill you is miniscule.



From the wiki:



Synthetic cannabis is claimed by the manufacturers to contain a mixture
of traditionally used medicinal herbs, each of which producing mild
effects, with the overall blend resulting in the cannabis-like
intoxication produced by the product. Herbs listed on the packaging of
Spice include Canavalia maritima (coastal jack-bean), Nymphaea caerulea (blue Egyptian water lily), Scutellaria nana (dwarf skullcap), Pedicularis densiflora (Indian warrior), Leonotis leonurus (lion's tail), Zornia latifolia (maconha brava), Nelumbo nucifera (lotus), and Leonurus sibiricus
(honeyweed). However, when the product was analyzed by laboratories in
Germany and elsewhere, it was found that many of the characteristic
"fingerprint" molecules expected to be present from the claimed plant
ingredients were not present. There were also large amounts of synthetic
tocopherol
present. This suggested that the actual ingredients might not have been
the same as those listed on the packet, and a German government risk
assessment of the product conducted in November 2008 concluded that it
was unclear as to what the actual plant ingredients were, where the
synthetic tocopherol had come from, and whether the subjective
cannabis-like effects were actually produced by any of the claimed plant
ingredients or instead caused by a synthetic cannabinoid drug.



 

Even calling it synthetic marijuana is a misnomer that stretches the limits of credulity.

A perspective from a small town->
http://timesleader.com/news/local/376271/recent-surger-in-number-of-spice-overdoses-in-wilkes-barre-has-police-chief-concerned

Recent surge in number of ‘spice’ overdoses in Wilkes-Barre has police chief concerned

WILKES-BARRE — City police cited James Matthew Bramich three times in four days on charges he was under the influence of spice in public.

Throw in a fourth offense in July, Bramich, 26, of Butler Street, Wilkes-Barre, is becoming a routine name in police news releases and court filings.

Bramich and many others since the weekend have been found by police under the influence of synthetic marijuana, commonly called “spice,” with most in the vicinity of Public Square. Most have been taken to a hospital due to their degree of intoxication.

The substance is illegal under the state’s “blanket law,” enacted in 2011.

A review of police releases indicate 23 people have been cited with public drunkenness when found under the influence of synthetic marijuana or other controlled substances in the past week. Some were repeat offenders, such as Bramich.

The sudden surge of synthetic overdoses has Police Chief Robert Hughes concerned.

Hughes said Wednesday the problem is widespread in other states along the East Coast with people overdosing on synthetic marijuana. He said the police department’s tactical patrol unit has been assigned to find out where and who is supplying the synthetic drug to users.

Hughes compared the recent concern of synthetic marijuana overdoses to the bath salts epidemic a few years ago.

Like bath salts, synthetic marijuana can cause hallucinations, psychotic episodes, severe agitation and anxiety, vomiting, racing heartbeat, elevated blood pressure and seizures, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Synthetic marijuana is sold in packets marketed as K2, Scooby Snax, Xtreme, Hulk and Deadman. Each packet can sell for $1.75 to $5, a cheap alternative to smoking marijuana.

An ounce of high-grade marijuana is $250 to $300 in the Wilkes-Barre area and is brought in from California and Colorado, where it is legal for medical purposes, said a local undercover narcotics detective. A pound of marijuana in those two states sells for $500 to $1,000 but can sell for $3,800 a pound in Pennsylvania.

Spice misconception

Hughes said parents need to talk to their children about the dangers of illegal drugs, especially the misconception that synthetic marijuana is safer than marijuana.

Synthetic marijuana is made from dried, shredded plant material such as basil and oregano and sprayed with chemical additives, the National Institute on Drug Abuse reports.

Bramich was transported to a local hospital in each of the three times was found to have been under the influence of synthetic marijuana, police reports say.

Police spotted Bramich at 9:12 a.m. Tuesday staggering on a sidewalk at Public Square and South Main Street.

About 17 hours earlier at 4:46 p.m. Monday, police encountered Bramich sitting on a wall and drooling on South Washington Street.

Then on Saturday, police spotted Bramich with one foot on the roadway and the other on the sidewalk as if he was about to cross North River Street near the Luzerne County Courthouse at 8:10 a.m. Minutes later as the same officer passed, Bramich was found in the same position, according to court records.

Bramich was unresponsive and standing still with his eyes closed and a suspected spice cigarette stuck to his lower lip. He allegedly stayed in the same position for about 15 minutes before paramedics arrived, police said.

Police learned Bramich had been at Commonwealth Health Wilkes-Barre General Hospital overnight for an earlier overdose, medically cleared and given back his spice, police said.

On July 13, Bramich was allegedly found under the influence of marijuana outside Dunkin’ Donuts at Public Square and South Main Street. Bramich claimed he smoked real marijuana and denied he smoked the synthetic substance, according to the criminal complaint.

A police officer was stuck with an open blade knife Bramich had in his pocket, the complaint says.

Other reports of people being cited by police in recent days:

Aug. 4, 1:28 p.m: Amanda Reyes, 26, of Carbondale, and Alysia Renee Snyder, 24, of Wilkes-Barre, were allegedly found under the influence of synthetic marijuana on South Main Street.

Aug. 4, 10:55 a.m: Marvin Calk, 31, of Wilkes-Barre, was allegedly found staggering while walking on Public Square nearly falling into traffic. Calk was allegedly in possession of synthetic marijuana.

Aug. 4, 10:09 a.m: Gerald Hotchkiss, 35, of Swoyersville, was allegedly found under the influence of a chemical substance on Public Square.

Aug. 4, 1:45 a.m: Gerald Ryan, 20, of Wilkes-Barre, was spotted wearing underwear and a shirt in the area of city police headquarters at 15 N. Washington St. Police allege Ryan was under the influence of alcohol and spice.

Aug. 3, 10:30 p.m: Amanda Reyes, 26, Alisha Snyder, 23, of Wilkes-Barre, Jeremy Roper, 45, of Wilkes-Barre, and Neil Kearns, 51, homeless, were allegedly found under the influence of alcohol and spice in the area of South Franklin and West Market streets. They were transported to a local medical facility.

Aug. 3, 7:06 p.m: Joseph Thompson, 28, of Hanover Township, was allegedly found impaired sitting on a bench near Midtown Village, South Main Street. Thompson was transported to a local medical facility.

Aug. 3, 5:53 p.m: Danelle Herring, 32, of Glen Lyon, and Solomon Vanbrunt, 23, of Wilkes-Barre, were allegedly found with spice, a syringe and empty heroin packets in the area of South Washington and Northampton streets.

Aug. 3, 5:30 p.m: Brian Alvin Yagalla, 46, of Freeland, and Jose Luis Sanchez, 34, of Plymouth, were allegedly found under the influence of synthetic marijuana on South Main Street.

Aug. 3, 2:52 p.m: Gerald Hotchkiss, 35, of Swoyersville, was allegedly found under the influence of an unknown drug when he was spotted leaning against a utility pole at South Franklin and West Market street. He was transported to a local medical facility.

Aug. 3, 2:25 p.m: Michelle Lynn Shotwell, 21, of Luzerne, Amanda Wolfe, 27, of Dupont, and George Stritzinger, 36, of Wilkes-Barre, were allegedly found under the influence of synthetic marijuana under the Market Street Bridge. They were transported to a local medical facility.

Aug. 3: 2:25 p.m: Cecelia Hemphrey, 25, of Wilkes-Barre, was allegedly found under the influence of synthetic marijuana on South Main Street. She was taken to a local medical facility.

Aug. 3, 12:50 p.m: Justin D. Curet, 19, of Wilkes-Barre, was allegedly found staggering along Riverside Drive. Police allege Curet was under the influence of a chemical substance.

Aug. 3, 10:45 a.m: Joseph Thompson, 28, of Wilkes-Barre, was found sleeping in bushes on South Franklin Street. Thompson allegedly told police he smoked spice and wanted to sleep. He was transported to a local medical facility.

Aug. 3, 12:02 a.m: Gerald Hotchkiss, 35, of Swoyersville, was found standing still with his arms out at his sides while bobbing his head on Public Square. Hotchkiss allegedly told police he smoked spice. He was transported to a local medical facility.

http://timesleader.com/news/local/376407/man-cited-fifth-time-for-spice-intoxication-in-wilkes-barre

Man cited fifth time for spice intoxication in Wilkes-Barre

WILKES-BARRE — Public drunkenness citations keep piling up against James Matthew Bramich.

For the second time in less than 24 hours and the fifth time in six days, Bramich was cited by city police when he was allegedly found under the influence of synthetic marijuana on Public Square Thursday afternoon.

Police allege Bramich was a danger to himself and an annoyance to those in his vicinity on Public Square just after 12 p.m., at the height of the Farmers’ Market held every Thursday on the square.

Bramich was taken into custody and cited with public drunkenness.

Police said they found Bramich unconscious laying on his side under the Market Street Bridge just before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. He was transported to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital due to his intoxicated condition.

Bramich was with another man, Daniel Krueger, 26, of Wilkes-Barre, under the bridge. Krueger was barely conscious and appeared lethargic, police said.

Police said Krueger was allegedly in possession of an empty pouch of spice called “Train Wrecked Crossbred with SKUNK.”

Bramich and Krueger were cited with public drunkenness.

On Tuesday, police cited Bramich with public drunkenness after allegedly was found under the influence of a controlled substance while staggering in the area of South Main Street and Public Square.

Bramich was cited with public drunkenness when police found him Monday sitting on a wall and drooling on South Washington Street. Bramich told police Monday he smoked two spice cigarettes, according to a police news release.

Court records say Bramich was spotted by an officer with one foot on North River Street and his other foot on the sidewalk near the Luzerne County Courthouse at 8:10 a.m. Saturday. Minutes later as the same officer passed, Bramich was found in the same position, court records say.

Bramich was unresponsive and standing still with his eyes closed and a suspected spice cigarette stuck to his lower lip. He allegedly stayed in the same position for about 15 minutes before paramedics arrived, police said.

Police charged Bramich with public drunkenness and possession of a controlled substance for the incident near the courthouse.

Sure if the assult rifles are flipflops dipped in paint thinner...what the fuck?

This article might be the dumbest thing I've read all week.

"Police are building a picture of how the substance is sold and who is using."