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10) MARIJUANA USE HAS NO EFFECT ON MORTALITY:
A massive study of California HMO members funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found marijuana use caused no significant increase in mortality. Tobacco use was associated with increased risk of death. Sidney, S et al. Marijuana Use and Mortality. American Journal of Public Health. Vol. 87 No. 4, April 1997. p. 585-590. Sept. 2002.

Sheriffs in Florida raid convenience stores for selling Spice and other synthetic marijuana products, even though it isn't necessarily illegal.

Clemson University chemistry professor John Huffman was amused the first time someone called to talk about people smoking one of his lab projects to get high. The chemical is called JWH-018. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JWH-018

This article seems like a complete propaganda hit piece against spice/K2 to me (they even disabled comments for this story). The whole thing is so full of BULLSHIT that I don't even know where to begin. What's even more ridiculous, when I looked up the reporter's name in their directory she's listed as "Courts/police Reporter".

Chemicals Used in "Spice" and "K2" Type Products Now Under Federal Control and Regulation

DEA Will Study Whether To Permanently Control Five Substances

Chemicals like K-2 and Spice are designated as Schedule I substances, the most restrictive category under the Controlled Substances Act.

Law-enforcement agencies in Polk County (Florida) plan to be the first in the state to crack down on the sale of so-called synthetic marijuana products sold under names such as K2 and Spice.

For a muscular agency that combats vicious drug criminals, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration acts like a terrified and obstinate toddler when it comes to basic science. For years, the DEA and the National Institute for Drug Abuse have made it all but impossible to develop a robust body of research on the medical uses of marijuana.

Pot Shops Don’t Boost Teen Drug Use, Study Says

In the never-ending battle over medical marijuana, the latest flashpoints include a myth-busting study, a popular singer and legal twists in several states.

Has the national DARE organization -- Drug Abuse Resistance Education -- removed the discussion of marijuana from its curriculum? It appears the answer is yes, reports Kevin Shaub at KNDU, NBC TV News in Kennewick, WA.