The use of synthetic marijuana, otherwise known as "Spice" or "K-2," is on the rise among teenagers. Seventeen-year-old Rio investigates.
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The use of synthetic marijuana, otherwise known as "Spice" or "K-2," among other names, is on the rise among teenagers. Seventeen-year-old Rio investigates. Rio interviews a teen user and the owners of the smokeshop down the street from his school.
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At one point in this story an interviewee says, "We're not trying to piss anybody off."
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The use of synthetic marijuana, otherwise known as "Spice" or "K-2," among other names, is on the rise among teenagers. Seventeen-year-old Rio investigates. Rio interviews a teen user and the owners of the smokeshop down the street from his school.
Content Advisory:
At one point in this story an interviewee says, "We're not trying to piss anybody off."
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Before I heard this piece I didn't know anything about spice, I had never heard of anyone doing it where I'm from or where I live. It's really good for people and kids to be informed in different bad drugs that are out there so they can know.