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Cannabis

eppur_se_muova

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6. Yes, that is FAKE marijuana, bogus, not marijuana at all.

Reply to eShirl (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 09:59 AM

Nov 2015

Journos need to drop the "synthetic marijuana" label (it is synthetic, but it's not marijuana/cannabis) and educate their readers as to the difference. If the phrase is used at all, it should be in the context of "misleadingly referred to as synthetic marijuana".

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Michigan Prosecutors Pressured Lab on Medical Marijuana Results [View all] eridani Nov 2015 OP

can't be! Prohibitionists love to go on about how the government doesn't arrest medical mj users. Warren DeMontague Nov 2015 #1

K&R for visibility. To the greatest page! nt tblue37 Nov 2015 #2

It doesn't make any sense for synthetic THC to be illegal. Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #3

I think the so-called "synthetic marijuana" is causing some confusion with this eShirl Nov 2015 #5

Yes, that is FAKE marijuana, bogus, not marijuana at all. eppur_se_muova Nov 2015 #6

This is just plain wrong. Android3.14 Nov 2015 #4