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Nelson claims that relative to marijuana, products containing synthetic cannabinoids "are really quite different, and the effects are much more unpredictable. It's dangerous". [47] Since the term synthetic does not apply to the plant, but rather to the cannabinoid that the plant contains , the term synthetic cannabinoid is more appropriate. [48]
HU-210 is a synthetic cannabinoid that was first synthesized in 1988 from (1R,5S)-myrtenol [2] by a group led by Raphael Mechoulam at the Hebrew University. [3] [4] [5] HU-210 is 100 to 800 times more potent than natural THC from cannabis and has an extended duration of action. [6]
When synthetic cannabinoids are used recreationally, they present significant health dangers to users. [100] In the period of 2012 through 2014, over 10,000 contacts to poison control centers in the United States were related to use of synthetic cannabinoids. [100] Medications containing natural or synthetic cannabinoids or cannabinoid analogs:
A synthetic cannabinoid, tetrahydrocannabinol , also called dronabinol, produced by Insys Therapeutics and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, sold legally in the United States under Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, though natural THC is banned under Schedule I. Mary Jane A slang name for cannabis. [2] medical cannabis
Synthetic cannabinoids are known under a variety of names including K2, Spice, Black Mamba, Bombay Blue, Genie, Zohai, [38] Banana Cream Nuke, Krypton, and Lava Red. [39] They are often called "synthetic marijuana," "herbal incense," or "herbal smoking blends" and often labeled "not for human consumption." [38]
The man who drove his car into a crowded sidewalk in Times Square on Thursday was high on synthetic marijuana (K2). Times Square driver was high on synthetic marijuana (K2) when he slammed into ...
The synthetic marijuana was suspected to be laced with additional illicit controlled substances, authorities say. Kit Zim, Ella Zim and Alice Zim were arraigned by District Judge Joseph Halesey of ...
Má, a Chinese name for hemp, predates written history and has been used to describe medical marijuana since at least 2700 BCE. It is the earliest recorded name. [48] [49] Hemp is recorded in the Book of Documents. [5] [26] Ma-kaña Bantu. [50] Maconha Portuguese. [51] Marijuana: Americanized Mexican Spanish.