Arrests and charges are part of a series of statewide enforcement actions to combat the illegal sale of K2 in communities throughout NYS.

A new public awareness campaign encourages New Yorkers to report the illegal sales of synthetic drugs, commonly referred to as synthetic marijuana. 

Statewide collaboration will step up enforcement efforts in local communities to crack down on the illegal sale of K2. 

Public service announcements now airing on television and a new 33-foot billboard placed in the Bronx.

New York State Department of Health (DOH) has issued new regulations to crack down on widespread use of bath salts and other synthetic drugs.

Tenfold increase in medical emergencies from synthetic marijuana this summer over last year

The dangerous drug sent nearly 2,000 New Yorkers to hospitals between April and June.

Primarily abused by teens and young adults, the drug is marketed as legal herbal mixtures or potpourri, despite being highly dangerous and illegal.