NYC Cracks Down On Synthetic Marijuana Epidemic

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 16: A man is viewed sprawled on the ground in an area which has witnessed an explosion in the use of K2 or 'Spice', a synthetic marijuana drug, in East Harlem on September 16, 2015 in New York City. In a a news conference today with William Bratton, the police commissioner and Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, it was announced that the Federal and New York City authorities have broken up a group that trafficked in synthetic marijuana. New York, along with other cities, is experiencing a deadly epidemic of synthetic marijuana usage which can cause extreme reactions in some users. According to New York's health department, more than 120 people visited an emergency room in the city in just one week in April. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 16: A man is viewed sprawled on the ground in an area which has witnessed an explosion in the use of K2 or 'Spice', a synthetic marijuana drug, in East Harlem on September 16, 2015 in New York City. In a a news conference today with William Bratton, the police commissioner and Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, it was announced that the Federal and New York City authorities have broken up a group that trafficked in synthetic marijuana. New York, along with other cities, is experiencing a deadly epidemic of synthetic marijuana usage which can cause extreme reactions in some users. According to New York's health department, more than 120 people visited an emergency room in the city in just one week in April. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NYC Cracks Down On Synthetic Marijuana Epidemic
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