JUST ACROSS THE ALABAMA LINE, PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING SYMPTOMS OF KIDNEY FAILURE – CAUSED BY SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA.  IN DEKALB AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES, AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED.   VICTIMS RANGE IN AGE FROM 15 TO 33.
    HEALTH OFFICIALS THINK THE SYNTHETIC POT MAY HAVE CONTAINED PESTICIDES OR HERBICIDES THAT CAUSED THE KIDNEY PROBLEMS… ACCORDING TO DEKALB COUNTY SHERIFF, JIMMY HARRIS.
    ALABAMA HAS A NEW LAW THAT BANS THE SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA PRODUCTS… BUT THE SHERIFF SAID CALLED-IN TIPS ALLEGE THAT SOME STORES ARE SELLING THE PRODUCTS "BEHIND THE COUNTER". 
    GEORGIA ALSO RECENTLY PASSED A LAW BANNING SYNTHETIC POT PRODUCTS.