New Zealand : the synthetic marijuana has killed 7 people

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Published the 21.07.2017 to 13.14

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Cannabis synthesis redoes to speak about him. Has been in a dozen years, the United States, it has spread to New Zealand, where it made havoc. The police have held a press conference on Friday to warn about the dangers of products that contain it. Since the beginning of the month, they would have indeed killed 7 people in the city of Auckland.

“I have also been informed by St John, a charitable association which organizes emergency care, editor’s note) of a significant number of cases not fatal, but for which patients were admitted to hospital after consuming this drug, that causes convulsions life and death,” said Deborah Marshall, chief coroner.

In addition to the 7 deaths, a dozen serious incidents are recorded on a daily basis.

Hazardous chemicals

The synthetic marijuana is composed of chemicals mimicking the psychoactive effects of THC, the active principle of cannabis, but stronger and more addictive. It often contains dangerous chemicals and poorly identified

The liquid psychoactive is sold alone and in products for electronic cigarettes, or sprayed on dried herbs to resemble marijuana is natural and to be smoked.