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According to news headlines around the country, weed cartridges are still hot items in black markets throughout the US.

Police beats say local authorities recently seized carts in New Jersey , Nebraska , Delaware , Florida , Indiana , Ohio , and Massachusetts .

Although some of the above-mentioned states, like Ohio and Massachusetts, have medical or recreational weed laws on the books, suspects in those states were busted with other (read: real) illicit drugs (e.g. cocaine) or because they exceeded legal possession limits.

In other states, like Nebraska and Indiana, THC-rich weed and other weed-infused products are completely outlawed.

Some of the recent news stories read like Onion headlines, too. For instance, cops found weed cartridges in Indiana that resembled kids cereal boxes . One New Jersey case cited a teenager who stabbed a man over a cannabis-cartridge deal gone wrong. Who stabs someone over weed these days?

Weed cartridges have become uber-popular over the past year due to their small sizes and discreet appearances, as they look (and sometimes smell) like nicotine vape pens . However, their popularity has provided opportunities for bad actors to sling fake cartridges in legal and prohibition markets.

Not sure if you got a bunk bud cart or the real deal? Check out some examples of fake cartridges in the gallery below.