Via D.C. Department of Health

Late last year, the D.C. Department of Health officially made synthetic marijuana—sometimes known as “K2” or “spice”—a Schedule I drug in the District, but that didn’t stop one Northeast business from continuing to sell it anyway.

The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs announced today that they will revoke the business license of a convenience store situated off Bladensburg Road NE for selling synthetic marijuana.

“Synthetic drugs have been linked to severe adverse health effects and, with names like Scooby Snax, appear to be marketed to children,” DCRA Interim Director Melinda Bolling said in a statement. “This action sends a powerful message: if you sell synthetic drugs in the District of Columbia, you will lose your business license.”

Though D.C. is hard at work fighting Congress to let them legalize good ‘ol fashion regular marijuana, synthetic, the DOH argues, isn’t so harmless. You may recall that one DOH ad that compares smoking fake weed into turning you into a zombie because it could potentially cause “severe psychological or physical dependence.”

The convenience store will lose it’s business license for two years because of the infraction. The war on (fake) drugs is serious business.