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“They don’t care whether it’s this stuff ending up in the high schools. They’re all about making money,” said Mark Woodward, with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control.
The governor’s office has issued a letter directing state leaders to identify and investigate these substances and develop strategies to combat their distribution in Oklahoma.
“This is very encouraging to see him take an all hands-on deck approach by this,” said Jed Green, with Oklahomans for Responsible Cannabis Action.
Green, who has long advocated for removing these drugs from the streets, emphasized the distinction between synthetic marijuana and traditional marijuana, saying, “folks need to understand is that what this is, is not marijuana.”
Green also highlighted the risks associated with synthetic marijuana, noting that many teens caught with marijuana in their system might be using these easily accessible synthetics.
He pointed out the lack of consumer testing, which increases the risk of poisoning, and mentioned that “THC-O was a chemical weapon that was concocted by the Army back in the 50s or 60s.”
OBN officials plan to develop a strategy over the next 30 days to address the issue on a case-by-case basis.
“That’s something that these businesses need to consider when they go in. They need to study what Oklahoma’s drug laws are, and then they need to decide whether that is something they want to jeopardize,” Woodward said.
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Poison control has reported receiving 10 calls related to Delta-8 and one call concerning THC-A, with four of these calls involving children.
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