Fake Weed, Real Consequences: Effective Strategies for Addressing Synthetic Cannabinoids in Houston
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Taking a health-based approach toward curbing the rising use of synthetic cannabinoids, which has caused dangerous and sometimes fatal side effects in extreme cases, may be a more effective policy for the City of Houston, postdoctoral fellow Katharine A. Neill writes in this report.
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