Four inmates at the Johnston County Detention Center have been charged after investigators say they conspired to smuggle ...

A librarian is accused of smuggling sheets of paper infused with synthetic marijuana in a drug ring at a Massachusetts jail.

Officers conducting an investigation of an inmate discovered 176 sheets of paper that were soaked with liquid synthetic ...

A bill has passed out of the Alaska State Legislature to outlaw the sale or possession of 10 different chemical combinations used individually or collectively to create "synthetic cannabinoids" that's ...

Eight states have so far made use of synthetic pot, known as K2, illegal. July 12, 2010— -- A blend of herbs laced with synthetic marijuana known popularly as K2 is being sold openly in head ...

This Feb. 15, 2010, photo shows a package of K2 which contains herbs and spices sprayed with a synthetic compound chemically similar to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Pennsylvania's ...

UPDATE: Since this piece was originally published, use of synthetic marijuana (known as “K2” or “spice”) has skyrocketed. Already this year, the American Association of Poison Control has reported ...

WASHINGTON -- An emergency alert from D.C. medical leaders: A potential deadly batch of K2, a synthetic marijuana, has sickened more than 100 people in the last few days, sending them to hospitals and ...

It's known as the synthetic street drug that turns users into 'zombies' within minutes – and can even lead to psychosis and death. Now, scientists at the University of Bath have developed a ...