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Labs make new, dangerous synthetic cannabinoid drugs faster than we can ban them

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imagePackets of synthetic cannabinoids illegally sold in New York City.Sebastien Malo/Reuters

XLR-11, PB-22, AB-FUBINACA, MAB-CHMINACA, 5F-AMB. These are the cryptic and sometimes unpronounceable names of the most dangerous drugs you’ve never heard of. They are responsible for kidney injury, psychosis, seizures, coma and death.

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