Synthetic marijuana ‘Spice’ is back in Virginia

Months after Virginia and dozens of other states banned synthetic marijuana, the product known as “spice” is back. The Washington Post reported that spice manufacturers, who spray herbs with compounds that mimic the active ingredient in marijuana, have altered their recipes just enough to skirt the bans and are again openly marketing spice in stores and on the Web.

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