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Marijuana-like drug K2 alarms some Oklahoma experts

 
BY AARON CRESPO | Published: February 15, 2010    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Drug enforcement officials and educators are warning about a synthetic form of marijuana that may slip by drug tests.

The drug, called K2, is sold legally as incense and can be smoked. It is a mixture of herbs and chemicals. The drug does not show up on marijuana drug screens, experts say.

photo - Marijuana plant seized by Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics agents serving arrest warrants at a Yukon home during a drug raid Friday, March 6, 2009, after a four-month undercover drug sting in Canadian County. BY PAUL B. SOUTHERLAND
Marijuana plant seized by Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics agents serving arrest warrants at a Yukon home during a drug raid Friday, March 6, 2009, after a four-month undercover drug sting in Canadian County. BY PAUL B. SOUTHERLAND

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K2’s use as a drug isn’t widespread in Oklahoma, said Dr. William Banner of the Oklahoma Poison Control Center. Oklahoma City police have no reported calls about the drug.

However, the Kansas legislature has passed measures to outlaw K2. And one Oklahoma school administrator is seeing signs that the drug is spreading to those struggling with addiction.

Tina Barker, director of the Oklahoma Outreach Sober School, a school for students recovering from addiction, said she’s been told about the drug by her students.

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