$3.9 million in synthetic marijuana seized in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Al.
Agents from the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board seized more than 39,500 packages of synthetic marijuana from stores throughout the state this weekend.

Synthetic Marijuana

Capt. Hal Taylor says agents found the products in stores statewide, even though the governor signed an executive order Friday ordering its removal as a public safety hazard.
Synthetic marijuana use has been sited in a number of criminal cases recently, including one in Pensacola in which a naked man acting like the Hulk comic character entered a neighbor's home before being fatally shot. Additionally, the substance is being cited in the death of a college athlete in South Carolina.
Taylor says some store owners were under the mistaken impression they could keep selling it because there is a grace period until Oct. 24 before any charges will be filed. But he says the ban on the sale of "Spice" and similar brands started Friday.
Taylor said the 39,572 packets seized this weekend totaled more than 387,000 grams. He says the product retails for about $10 per gram, which means the seizures were worth about $3.9 million dollars.