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They have been marketed as herbal incense, or "herbal smoking blends", [6] and sold under common names like K2, spice, [8] and synthetic marijuana. [5] They are often labeled "not for human consumption" for liability defense. [ 8 ]
More than half a dozen countries had banned herbal blends containing synthetic cannabinoids as of 2010 and many others were also considering banning them. [8] In the US, the states of Kansas, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and New York banned K2, herbal incense.
5F-CUMYL-PINACA (also known as SGT-25 and sometimes sold in e-cigarette form as C-Liquid) [1] is an indazole-3-carboxamide based synthetic cannabinoid. [2] 5F-CUMYL-PINACA acts as a potent agonist for the cannabinoid receptors, with the original patent claiming approximately 4x selectivity for CB 1, having an EC 50 of <0.1 nM for human CB 1 receptors and 0.37 nM for human CB 2 receptors. [3]
JWH-018 is a full agonist of both the CB 1 and CB 2 cannabinoid receptors, with a reported binding affinity of 9.00 ± 5.00 nM at CB 1 and 2.94 ± 2.65 nM at CB 2. [6] JWH-018 has an EC 50 of 102 nM for human CB 1 receptors, and 133 nM for human CB 2 receptors. [16]
People observed in a study showed they smoked more herbal cigarettes than regular cigarettes. [2] Herbal cigarettes started in the 1970s and became popular in the 1990s. [2] Two of the biggest herbal brands in China, Jinsheng and Wuyeshen, sold 1%, or 20 billion cigarettes, of all cigarettes sold in China in 2008. [2]
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Cannabis smoke contains thousands of organic and inorganic chemical compounds. This tar is chemically similar to that found in tobacco smoke, [107] and over fifty known carcinogens have been identified in cannabis smoke, [108] including; nitrosamines, reactive aldehydes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, including benz[a]pyrene. [109]
Can we imagine ourselves back on that awful day in the summer of 2010, in the hot firefight that went on for nine hours? Men frenzied with exhaustion and reckless exuberance, eyes and throats burning from dust and smoke, in a battle that erupted after Taliban insurgents castrated a young boy in the village, knowing his family would summon nearby Marines for help and the Marines would come ...