4-23-18 fdl county public health officer: synthetic cannabinoid warning

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer  recent cases of severe bleeding and at least two deaths raises questions about whether synthetic cannabinoids should be legal.   The state Department of Health Services says there have been cases of severe bleeding in Wisconsin and two deaths in Illinois.  Fond du lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says hundreds of  different  synthetic cannabinoids are sold as liquids to be inhaled in e-cigarettes or other vaping devices.  Mueller says the substance, often called fake-weed or K2  is unsafe and the health effects are unpredictable.  The products can be found across the country in convenience stores, gas stations novelty stores and online.

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