Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, signed into law banning the marijuana substitute K2. This new law bans the use and distribution of synthethic marijuana, in the state of Georgia. The law, H.B. 1309, places K2 on the schedule I controlled substance list along with Heroin and above Coaine, Ritalin and Opium which are schedule II substances. Created in the 1990s by a Clemson University organic chemist John W. Huffman, K2 mimicked the effects of cannabis on the brain.
“Side effects of the drug include rapid heart rate, very high blood pressure, hallucinations, seizures, vomiting and paranoia. K2 attacks cardiovascular and central nervous systems. It is used mostly by young people who are hoping for a marijuana-like high.”
Governor Perdue states that adding it to the schedule I list will help protect the health and safety of all Georgian’s. Atlanta reported that at least 12 cases of K2 hospitalizations for poisioning with serious health problems from the marijuana substitute. Several other states have followed suit by passing laws banning the use and distribution of K2, according to USA Today. Those states are Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri.
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