{"id":1404,"date":"2012-03-21T08:20:15","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T08:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=13370"},"modified":"2012-03-21T08:20:15","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T08:20:15","slug":"doctor-believes-that-symptoms-of-synthetic-cannabis-use-not-always-recognized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/doctor-believes-that-symptoms-of-synthetic-cannabis-use-not-always-recognized\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor believes that symptoms of Synthetic Cannabis Use not always Recognized"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/doctor-believes-that-symptoms-of-synthetic-cannabis-use-not-always-recognized\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"223\" height=\"226\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/emergency-room.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"emergency room\" title=\"emergency room\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-13375\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/doctor-believes-that-symptoms-of-synthetic-cannabis-use-not-always-recognized\/attachment\/emergency-room\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-13375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/emergency-room-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Prohibition paves a golden road to the black market.\u00a0 The mafia flourished during America\u2019s alcohol prohibition and marijuana.net has recently covered many stories that highlight the Mexican Cartel\u2019s profits during the current war on cannabis.\u00a0 The alternate and unregulated drug market has witnessed new products that are striking fear in parents and health care workers.<\/p>\n<p>Complications from <a href=\"http:\/\/alcoholism.about.com\/od\/tipsforparents\/a\/legal_bud.htm\" target=\"_blank\">synthetic marijuana<\/a> are being reported regularly these days.\u00a0 The problem seems much more pronounced in teenagers, with emergency room visits on the rise.\u00a0 Most of the news outlets refer to all synthetic marijuana, ingredients, and effects as if they fit into one category.\u00a0 A recent article entitled <a href=\"http:\/\/vitals.msnbc.msn.com\/_news\/2012\/03\/19\/10759284-side-effects-of-synthetic-pot-aka-spice-may-be-missed-by-er-docs\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSide effects of synthetic pot-aka Spice- may be missed by ER Docs\u201d<\/a> has appeared on<a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> MSNBC\u2019s website<\/a>.\u00a0 This article mentions major problems in diagnosing and treating teens who suffer from side effects of synthetics.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Joanna Cohen is a pediatric emergency physician and told MSNBC that &#8220;These drugs are unregulated\u2026symptoms can be unpredictable because the drug is mixed with other types of chemicals and substances.&#8221; The problem is also complicated by the fact that there is no standard in the synthetic marijuana market.\u00a0 With 39 states and a federal ban on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drugs-forum.com\/forum\/showwiki.php?title=JWH-018\" target=\"_blank\">JWH-018<\/a>, synthetic creators have used many other compounds.\u00a0 This can make detection of use by teens difficult as there is not necessarily consistency to the side effects.\u00a0 The article also specifically describes several cases where teens were unable to speak, move, or respond to touch after being rushed to the emergency room after use of synthetic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/health\/Cannabinoids-What-are-Cannabinoids.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">cannabinoids<\/a>.\u00a0 The side effects are different, unpredictable, and impossible to determine as many unknown chemicals can be found in the products used by teens.<\/p>\n<p>While rogue chemists may have replaced the iconic prohibition kings such as Al Capone, the situation remains similar.\u00a0 The black market in 2012 may not have the identifiable faces that made bootleggers so famous, but the effects of this market may be far worse.\u00a0 Synthetic products such as &#8220;K2&#8221; and &#8220;Spice&#8221; can be purchased at convenience stores and will likely just appear in different packaging if outlawed.\u00a0 These stories only highlight the need for a regulated and safe marijuana market, where the demand for products that can result in emergency room visits will fade away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"223\" height=\"226\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/emergency-room.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"emergency room\" title=\"emergency room\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-13375\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/doctor-believes-that-symptoms-of-synthetic-cannabis-use-not-always-recognized\/attachment\/emergency-room\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-13375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/emergency-room-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Prohibition paves a golden road to the black market.\u00a0 The mafia flourished during America\u2019s alcohol prohibition and marijuana.net has recently covered many stories that highlight the Mexican Cartel\u2019s profits during the current war on cannabis.\u00a0 The alternate and unregulated drug market has witnessed new products that are striking fear in parents and health care workers.<\/p>\n<p>Complications from <a href=\"http:\/\/alcoholism.about.com\/od\/tipsforparents\/a\/legal_bud.htm\" target=\"_blank\">synthetic marijuana<\/a> are being reported regularly these days.\u00a0 The problem seems much more pronounced in teenagers, with emergency room visits on the rise.\u00a0 Most of the news outlets refer to all synthetic marijuana, ingredients, and effects as if they fit into one category.\u00a0 A recent article entitled <a href=\"http:\/\/vitals.msnbc.msn.com\/_news\/2012\/03\/19\/10759284-side-effects-of-synthetic-pot-aka-spice-may-be-missed-by-er-docs\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSide effects of synthetic pot-aka Spice- may be missed by ER Docs\u201d<\/a> has appeared on<a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> MSNBC\u2019s website<\/a>.\u00a0 This article mentions major problems in diagnosing and treating teens who suffer from side effects of synthetics.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Joanna Cohen is a pediatric emergency physician and told MSNBC that &#8220;These drugs are unregulated\u2026symptoms can be unpredictable because the drug is mixed with other types of chemicals and substances.&#8221; The problem is also complicated by the fact that there is no standard in the synthetic marijuana market.\u00a0 With 39 states and a federal ban on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drugs-forum.com\/forum\/showwiki.php?title=JWH-018\" target=\"_blank\">JWH-018<\/a>, synthetic creators have used many other compounds.\u00a0 This can make detection of use by teens difficult as there is not necessarily consistency to the side effects.\u00a0 The article also specifically describes several cases where teens were unable to speak, move, or respond to touch after being rushed to the emergency room after use of synthetic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/health\/Cannabinoids-What-are-Cannabinoids.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">cannabinoids<\/a>.\u00a0 The side effects are different, unpredictable, and impossible to determine as many unknown chemicals can be found in the products used by teens.<\/p>\n<p>While rogue chemists may have replaced the iconic prohibition kings such as Al Capone, the situation remains similar.\u00a0 The black market in 2012 may not have the identifiable faces that made bootleggers so famous, but the effects of this market may be far worse.\u00a0 Synthetic products such as &#8220;K2&#8221; and &#8220;Spice&#8221; can be purchased at convenience stores and will likely just appear in different packaging if outlawed.\u00a0 These stories only highlight the need for a regulated and safe marijuana market, where the demand for products that can result in emergency room visits will fade away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1427,1428,643,52,1278,29,9,1429,1430,51,70,90,30,1,3,198,61],"tags":[3996,3997,3216,2632,3848,2626,3998,3999,2631,5,2668,2627,2776,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1404"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1404\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}