New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan has declared a state of emergency after 44 reported overdoses linked to people smoking or ingesting "Smacked," a synthetic marijuana-like product sold in convenience stores as potpourri, according to NBC News.

Nearly all the overdoses, none fatal, have been reported in the Manchester area since August 11. Police say they've found Smacked in three convenience stores and that those stores' business licenses were revoked.

NBC News reports that health officials are particularly concerned about the bubblegum flavor of Smacked, which several people who were brought to area hospitals reported taking.

Officials stated that the packets contain a potpourri-like substance sprayed with chemically engineered substances similar to tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingredient in marijuana.

A federal ban on compounds found in synthetic marijuana products and bath salts was reportedly enacted in 2012, and New Hampshire and more than 40 other states adopted similar bans, according to the news outlet.

"Some of these products are legal and what we want to do is get them off the shelves," stated Governor Hassan, according to the Wallstreet OTC.

She added, "These spice products can be treated with a variety of things. Some are showing up with controlled substances that make them illegal, but we don't know that that's true for all of them."