There’s now at least one case in Mason County of severe and potentially life-threatening bleeding linked to the use of synthetic cannabis laced with rat poison.
It’s the closest yet that the health crisis has come to Springfield.
Now nearly 90 people have developed serious symptoms related to the tainted fake weed… and two people have died.
Three people are in custody for distributing the drug, but state health officials aren’t sure how many more cases they may see before the crisis subsides.