Police have seized about $30,000 worth of illegal drugs from local shops that sell pipes, bongs and other smoking accessories.
Synthetic marijuana was being sold at seven different stores, including Bongs & Such, Smoker's Corner and Grass Roots.
Synthetic cannabis, which also goes by the brand names Spice, K2, Yucatan Fire, Tribe and Skunk, is a herbal and chemical product which mimics the effects of marijuana. According to medical reports from the U.S., users have suffered various side effects from using synthetic marijuana, including panic attacks, heart palpitations, hallucination, delusions and vomiting.
It's illegal in Canada.
There have been approximately 50 seizures of this drug across Canada since 2008, but this is the first known seizure of this drug in the Prairie Region.
Many of the synthetic compounds used to make synthetic marijuana fall under Schedule II of the Controlled Drug and Substances Act. Spice is also illegal in many European countries and several states in the U.S.
Original article can be found here at ctvcalgary.ca
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