OPINION: City calling a truce in the war against pot, beginning a war against fake pot
It is at least ironic that while the offices of the District Attorneys in Brooklyn and Queens and the courts are looking for ways to decriminalize the use and sale of marijuana, the same offices are searching for ways to deal with the synthetic replacement of marijuana which has proved to be far more dangerous.
The problem is that the replacement, known as K2 or spice is more powerful, cheaper and can be produced in a makeshift lab. A foil package of K2 costs from $5 to $10 and is far more powerful than natural marijuana.
When marijuana is legalized, it will still be an expensive drug.