Grant Smith : `` K2 , '' sometimes called synthetic marijuana , should be regulated for safety . But , he says , lawmakers must not duplicate costly , futile war against marijuana . It seems that a reporter need only write an article about an obscure bag of twigs to spur a lawmaker to criminalize more chemicals and the people who use them . Criminalizing the treated herbal mix K2 will turn trade over to drug dealers , Smith writes . Smith : " The federal government has been slow in responding to this growing problem of synthetic drugs that are being sold as legal alternatives to traditional pot.
Grant Smith : `` K2 , '' sometimes called synthetic marijuana , should be regulated for safety . But , he says , lawmakers must not duplicate costly , futile war against marijuana . Criminalizing the treated herbal mix K2 will turn trade over to drug dealers , Smith writes . Smith : " The federal government has been slow in responding to this growing problem of synthetic drugs that are being sold as legal alternatives to traditional pot.