<p>Okay; I’ll bite again as WP would say.
Synthetic Marijuan is just that: synthetic marijuana. [sold under the “trade” name of Spice]
The substance is chemically laced with ingredients that replicate the active ingredient in natural marijuana to induce a “high.” The problem is, in many states [probably most states], it is not an illegal substance. [Although legislatures are catching up.] The REAL problem is, as with many of the synthetic stimulants, is that you don’t know who your pharmacist is. So, even thought a material may be called “spice” one does not really know what is in the substance. Risky proposition at best.</p>
<p>Even though the substance may not be illegal acording to state law, my understanding is that DOD has banned it according to regulation. [I don’t know this to be true, but I assume that is how NA is justifying separating the midshipman involved.]</p>
<p>This thread flared up because the original poster has a reocrd of posting nothing but negative stories about the NA.
Furthermore, the headline of hte story states that use is “widespread.” That is simply not true when you consider that fewer than a dozen mids, out of 4000, have been accused. Even if use is expanded to 40, that is still less than 1% and, I think, not justified in being labeled as “widespread.”</p>
<p>My reason for posting statisticaly inferences was not to “complain” but just to point out an interesting tidbit about the posting habits hereon. As mentioned, the creator of this thread has a history of posting nothing but negative stories about NA and rarely, if ever, actually trying to help candidates.</p>