"Fake Weed" Laced With Rat Poison Has Killed 3 People And Made 115 Sick

Buzzfeed News --------- The Illinois Department of Health reported Wednesday that the number of cases has now risen to 118, including three deaths. "While it is still an increase, it's on a smaller scale," said Melaney Arnold, a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Health in Springfield, Illinois. The deaths included two men in their twenties and one man in his forties; two were in Central Illinois and one was in the Chicago area.The cases have been linked to the use of synthetic cannabinoids, or fake weed, contaminated with brodifacoum, a rat poison. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.