A Synthetic Solution for a Legal 4:20

Monday, April 20, 2009 - 15:14 in Psychology & Sociology

Legal-ish alternatives to marijuana exist, you just need to know where to look…er, smell. Apparently that’s what someone learned when they put the herbal incense brand “Spice” in their pipe and smoked it. The results were, like, totally rad, dude. It turns out Spice contains the synthetic substance JWH-018, which is incredibly similar to the main active component of marijuana. Although sold legally in many countries, governments around the world are lining up to put a kabosh on the Spice party. read more

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