Colorado probes three deaths possibly linked to synthetic marijuana

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado authorities are investigating the deaths of three people and the hospitalization of 75 others who fell ill in recent weeks after possibly smoking synthetic marijuana popularly known by the street name “Spice,” officials said on Friday. The state health department said that since late August, hospitals in the Denver metropolitan area and in Colorado Springs have treated dozens of patients who may have ingested dangerous synthetic pot. …