Formal charges are pending in an ongoing investigation into the alleged sale of synthetic marijuana products in Taney County.  The products were outlawed in Missouri last year.  Corporal Danielle Heil with the Missouri Highway Patrol’s narcotics investigation division tells HometownDailyNews.com search warrants involving the synthetic products, such as K-2, were executed at two Taney County businesses…

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Heil says information has been obtained in the continuing investigation regarding alleged sales of the synthetic marijuana products at other businesses in the county.  She says the plant-like material is being sprayed with a chemical compound that’s essentially a plant fertilizer.  It’s sometimes marketed as incense, potpourri, bath salts, and even shoe deodorizer.  Heil says law enforcement agencies wants to get the synthetic marijuana products off the streets because of the potentially dangerous effects when smoked or snorted.  Heil says the fact that the products are sold in a store doesn’t mean they’re safe. 

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Information has been forwarded to the office of the Taney County Prosecuting Attorney for review and possible filing of charges in the alleged sale of synthetic marijuana products by area businesses.  Corporal Danielle Heil with the Missouri Highway Patrol’s narcotics investigation division tells HometownDailyNews.com that a 3-month investigation has resulted in the execution of search warrants at two businesses in Taney County.  Heil says ingesting the synethetic products, such as K-2, can result in potentially dangerous effects…

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Heil says the synthetic marijuana products are being marketed as potpourri, herbal incense, bath salts and even shoe deodorizer, but are being smoked or snorted, resulting in what she calls tragic consequences.  The products were outlawed in Missouri last year. 

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Charges are pending following a 3-month investigation into the alleged sale of synthetic marijuana products by two businesses in Taney County.  Corporal Danielle Heil with the narcotics investigation division of the Missouri Highway Patrol tells HometownDailyNews.com the products, sometimes called K-2, contain chemicals, and are not meant to be ingested by humans.  She says they’re marketed for a number of uses, including herbal incense, potpourri and bath salts, but aren’t always used that way…

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Synthetic marijuana products were outlawed last year in Missouri.  Heil says the investigation followed complaints from citizens that the products were being sold in the stores, along with pipes and other drug paraphernalia.  She says information has been obtained that the products are allegedly being sold by other stores as well, and the investigation is continuing.