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23 wrz 2016 · Spice is not a single drug, but a range of laboratory-made chemicals that mimic the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive component of cannabis.
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14 maj 2024 · Synthetic cannabinoids are lab-made drugs. Spice is a nickname for a substance containing one or more synthetic cannabinoids. Synthetic cannabinoids were originally designed to mimic the effects of cannabis. However, they are more harmful and unpredictable than cannabis.
29 paź 2015 · The drug commonly referred to as “Spice” is actually a category of several hundred chemicals in the group known as synthetic cannabinoids. Reference to the term synthetic marijuana is misleading and suggests these drugs are well tolerated. In actuality they are dangerous and unpredictable.
25 wrz 2016 · Spice is not a single drug, but a range of laboratory-made chemicals that mimic the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive component of cannabis. Research suggests that Spice and other forms of synthetic cannabis is capable of producing much more intense and prolonged effects at much lower doses than natural cannabis.
What is spice and how did it originate? Synthetic cannabinoids (SCB), also known as K2 or “spice”, are compounds created to stimulate the endogenous cannabinoid receptors with the potential for therapeutic administration.
The substance in question is not some sort of food that you use in cooking, it is in fact more than one substance. It consists of dry plant material with synthetic chemicals sprayed on it. It may look like marijuana (that’s the idea), but it is very different.
27 wrz 2016 · Spice is not a single drug, but a range of laboratory-made chemicals that mimic the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive component of cannabis.