Newsweek,7 Hanover Square Floor 5,New York, 10004February 27, 2019Dear Editor:According to National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2015 report, more than 22 million American reported using marijuana in 2014. The Drug Enforcement Agency reports that despite being the widely used drug, there has not been a single reported death from normal use or overdosing on marijuana. However, its decriminalization across various states has increased the amount of synthetic marijuana that has been blamed for various. The introduction of synthetic marijuana and corresponding deaths has led to some people arguing that the marijuana should be criminalized again. But such approach fails to appreciate the health benefits of the drug and what needs to be done to curb the emerging synthetic problem.As reported by Sheridan, the four deaths in Illinois were as a result of synthetic marijuana use. The synthetic marijuana is reported to contain a rat poison in the form of a chemical called brodifacoum that is responsible for excessive bleeding leading to death. Even without the rat poison, the synthetic drug contains chemicals that cause serious health issues such as strokes, seizures and hallucinations. It is thus evident that criminalizing natural marijuana will not solve the issue but exacerbate