Big Pharma Synthetic Marijuana Leaves 2 Dead, 89 Hospitalized In Illinois

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Synthetic marijuana produced by Big Pharma leaves 2 dead, 89 others hospitalized

So far this month, 89 people have been hospitalized and 2 left dead after ingesting synthetic marijuana produced by Big Pharma, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).

The users ingested an FDA-approved version of synthetic cannabis known as K2 or Spice.

Herb.co reports: Synthetic cannabis is a man-made chemical compound designed to act on the cannabinoid receptors and is sprayed onto plant material to mimic the real thing. It can be smoked or vaporized just like real cannabis but is considered to be far more dangerous due to the unpredictability of its contents.

“We continue to see the number of cases rise,” IDPH Director Nirav D. Shah said in a statement on April 2nd. “IDPH is continuing to work with local health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with other partners, to try to identify common products. Without more information, IDPH does not know how much contaminated product is circulating or where.  We strongly urge everyone not to use synthetic cannabinoids.”

According to local reports, treatment for those who have been poisoned by synthetic cannabis is available so long as medical attention is sought. Local health officials have told reporters that those seeking treatment will not face prosecution.

While police are still investigating the origins of the substance which has hospitalized dozens across the state, three people were charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office on Monday, April 2nd for selling synthetic cannabis from a convenience store on Chicago’s West Side.

The three men were arrested after undercover officers managed to purchase the substance from the store owners and preliminary testing of the substance purchased found that it contained brodifacoum.

23 Comments

  1. but no charges against the manufacturers Of course .All care for maximising profits , but no responsibility .By rule of moral authority of Law.

  2. Real Cannabis is – get this – Gram for Gram as toxic as SUGAR. You cannot OD on Cannabis.

    Only pharma can screw nature up!

    • You are an idiot and a liar. MJ has been used for at least 10,000 yrs with absolutely ZERO REPORTS of anyone dying ever in 10,000. It has no bad side effects unless possibly if you are paranoid schizophrenic. Sugar is far more toxic than MJ, as it causes Alzheimers, diabetes and much more. Scientific research has proved this.
      You have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about do you? You either made it up or listened to someone who was a complete idiot.

      • If people only consumed 10 milligram of sugar a day (basic therapeutic dose of THC), a dose threshold that is unavoidable anyway, they would also not get diabetes etc.

        • Sorry….some people like Mr. Grogan fail to thoroughly read a comment before they beat you to death with nonsensical words. I think I made the point above, but with a lot less insults…that it is not very wise to compare cannabis with sugar…especially processed sugars used commonly in Our food supply…whether We know it or not…I wonder WTH is wrong with people who feel that they need to hurl insults… I I did understand your best intentions to make a comparison, but felt compelled to comment on the sugar comparison… Its not a fair comparison at all. You may want to edit or DELETE the comment to avoid more mean people/trolls

          • A typical sugar junkie would consume 2 liters of sugar-laced beverage a day – approximately 200 g of sugar – this includes “healthy” fruit juices etc.

            At 20% THC this would mean that you would have to somehow consume 1000 g of PRIMO WEED (at a retail cost of USD 10 000) to reach the Gram for Gram equivalence.

            So, gram for gram, a sugar junkies habit would translate to personally consuming 4 Million USD of weed annually

            The bottom-end, generally recognized, safe dosage of sugar is about 40 g per day – equivalent to 200 g of weed (USD 2 000) DAILY!
            In the milder days of Cheech and Chong this would be about a pound of their weed per person – they would not only be proud they would be astounded.

            This is why NATURAL Cannabis is SAFE – you simply cannot consume enough – let alone afford it!

    • Sugar can be extremely toxic for sugar addicts on a run…unlike “cannabis” which will only skew perception while it “heals” one’s body…so I beg to differ with your comparison of cannabis to sugar Flashfly NA….vaillant try, but way off point, FYI. Peace & Love.

  3. No it isn’t, read my comment above. And keep in mind I was a drug/alcohol addiction therapist for almost 20 yrs. I did tons of research and found out MJ is harmless and doesnt kill but guess what does kill? STUPIDITY!!!

    • “was” is the key word here…you don’t hurl insults at people who are struggling with “terms” or comparisons… Seems some people forget that its better to help others with kindness, not words that are mean and insulting. I guess you know it all, huh? Just be nice please. You’ll have better success teaching people…Mr I was a “Therapist” for 20 years….lol, really?

    • You don’t suppose that you entirely missed the point of what Flashfly SA is saying here? Despite maybe not using the best analogy, he is agreeing that MJ is HARMLESS!

  4. What idiot wrote this?? “K2” or “spice” is not a product of Big Pharma nor is it FDA approved for anything. It’s a product sold in head shops and at convenience stores, usually to ignorant teens looking for a quick, cheap high, and is usually made of cheap, often toxic, ingredients intended to mimic a thc high. Stupid article with little truth but people with think it’s true and share it because it says something negative about Big Pharma. Ignorance breeds stupidity. smh

    • Big Pharma actually owns a lot of manufacturing rights, they want it to fail to paint a bad light. They could easily be behind it

      • This should only help the case for legalizing MJ, as where it has been legalized it is a controlled substance and need be the real thing.

  5. Curious to know whether this was sold as the real thing or whether these that succumbed to illness had any idea it was synthetic.

  6. The substance that was found! From Wikipedia…
    “Brodifacoum is a highly lethal 4-hydroxycoumarin vitamin K antagonist anticoagulant poison. In recent years, it has become one of the world’s most widely used pesticides. It is typically used as a rodenticide but is also used to control larger pests such as possum.”

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