Synthetic Marijuana  (also known as K2 or Spice) has been on the market since the early 2000s, and has become illegal just a couple of years ago. Prior to that, there were no laws restraining its use, therefore it became very popular for recreational use, especially among young people (it’s the second most popular drug among high school seniors after real marijuana).

Because spice had been legal for a long time, drug test labs didn’t bother testing for it until recently.  Even heavy users could pass the drug test without any problems. However, the situation is rapidly changing. As spice became illegal in 2011, more and more employers started to test for spice. Several months ago, it was also added to random drug testing in the military.

So, what is synthetic marijuana, anyway? In a nutshell, it’s a herbal and chemical blend that mimics the effect of real marijuana. However, its effect is much more extreme. The exact compound of this blend is hard to predict, as it’s constantly changing, due to changing laws that make certain ingredients illegal. When one of these ingredients becomes illegal, the manufacturer substitutes it with another one that is legal and that has a similar effect. If that ingredient also becomes illegal, the manufacturer switches to the next one, and so on. This game between manufacturers and legislators goes back and forth.

Spice is usually sold in convenience stores and gas stations, and is marked as “not for human consumption”. It’s often marketed as potpourri or fertilizers, which doesn’t stop people from using it recreationally.

The detection time for spice is the same as for real marijuana, which is around 72 hours for an occasional user.

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