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The variety of chemicals used in "K2" and "Blaze" make it harder for medics to react to some crazy symptoms. MORE
A chemical variant of the popular drug spurs a crisis in Wyoming. MORE
Judge rules graphic cigarette labels violate first amendment, Tatum O'Neal returns to rehab after coke relapse, and newspaper heiress admits running crack house. MORE
By Will Godfrey
The panicked woman who called 911 after Demi Moor's seizure said the star had smoked a substance that was "not marijuana" but "similar to incense." MORE
The US Navy launches a substance abuse prevention campaign as sailors' use of synthetic marijuana surges. MORE
By Luke Walker
Synthetic pot—easy to find and hard to detect—is a growing problem for the US military. MORE
By Ariel Nagi
"K2" and "Spice" are increasingly popular, while high school marijuana use hits a 30-year high. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
Defending the Feds' crack-down on legal medical marijuana dealers, the DEA has pronounced that pot is an "ineffective" treatment for pain. But over at the FDA, a prescription painkiller made from cannabis is sailing toward approval. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
After inhaling a mall-bought batch of “Iaroma"—a synthetic pot substitute sold as incense—a 19-year-old Chicago boy dies after taking a 100 mph joyride into a neighbor's house. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
A plant from Thailand with opiate-like properties is the latest "designer drug" speeding its way through America. MORE
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