Above: A bad batch of spice, or synthetic marijuana, has sent at least 21 Gainesville residents to local emergency rooms since Saturday night, said Paul Myers, an administrator for the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County. Police are still looking for the source of where the batch is being sold.
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By Caroline Walsh | 5:28pmA sign for a studdy buddy program at the University of Florida’s Library West, Friday, April 10, 2025.
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By Caroline Walsh | 5:28pmA box of plant-based sausages at the Publix on University Avenue in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, April 10, 2026.
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By Bayden Armstrong | 2:22pmGraduation tassels sit on sale at the UF Bookstore in the Reitz Union, Friday, April 10, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.





