Synthetic cannabinoids
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Synthetic cannabinoids, or neocannabinoids, are a class of designer drug molecules that bind to the same receptors to which cannabinoids in cannabis plants attach. These novel psychoactive substances
Bag and contents of a well-known early brand of synthetic cannabinoids named Spice that contains herbs covered with synthetic cannabinoids, now illegal throughout much of the world
A store selling synthetic cannabinoids in Riga in 2012
Designer drug
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A designer drug is a structural or functional analog of a controlled substance that has been designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of the original drug, while avoiding classification as illega
JWH-018, a popular cannabinoid
A sample of mephedrone. Note the label: "Not for human consumption. For technical use only"