Arizona District Proposes Solution For Curbing Use Of "Synthetic Marijuana" At School

KNXV-TV Phoenix (10/29, Resendez) reports that some students in Arizona's in the Tempe Union High School District are using a substance called spice or K2 to get high. K2 "is a legal synthetic form of marijuana that can be easily purchased from smoke shops, convenience stores and online, as long as you're over 18." Tempe Union spokeswoman Linda Littell said that abuse of the substance is "a big problem" and a school committee "is proposing to the school board that it be listed the same as an illegal drug," she said. "If the school board approves the proposal in November, the punishment for a student possessing Spice or being under the influence of Spice would be the same as an illegal drug," KNXV added.