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What is Spice/ K2, Synthetic Marijuana? K2 and Spice are just two of the many trade names or brands for synthetic designer drugs that are intended to mimic THC, the main psychoactive ingredient of marijuana.
K2 is an illegal synthetic cannabinoid also known as spice, blaze, and fake weed. Learn about its effects and the risks of taking it.
K2 and other synthetic cannabinoids are often referred to as synthetic marijuana, but this term is misleading. Though some of the effects of K2 and marijuana can be similar, the substances are not chemically related in any way.
There are five major categories for synthetic cannabinoids: classical cannabinoids, non-classical cannabinoids, hybrid cannabinoids, aminoalkylindoles, and eicosanoids. Classical cannabinoids are analogs of THC that are based on a dibenzopyran ring.
Synthetic cannabinoid (often called synthetic marijuana) is a man-made drug of lab-synthesized chemicals sprayed on to leafy material to mimic the effect of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient found naturally in marijuana (cannabis).
WHAT IS K2? K2 and Spice are just two of the many trade names or brands for synthetic designer drugs that are intended to mimic THC, the main psychoactive ingredient of marijuana.
Illicitly manufactured synthetic cannabinoids are typically added to liquid cartridges used in vaping devices or added to dried, shredded plant material so they can be smoked. These products are sometimes known as “K2” and “Spice.”
CORNISH: So these synthesized chemicals are known by a number of different things on the street - K2, spice, synthetic marijuana. Describe what exactly is in it.
Are products like K2 synthetic weed or Spice safer alternatives to marijuana or can they harm your health? Get the answer from an addiction specialist.
A synthetic version of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, K2/Spice is a mixture of plant material sprayed with synthetic psychoactive chemicals.