Synthetic & Pharmaceuticals
Synthetic & Pharmaceuticals
Synthetic cannabinoids may affect the brain in different and unpredictable ways compared to cannabis.
While smoking cannabis appears to be helpful for diabetics managing weight and insulin levels, synthetic cannabinoids could be dangerous.
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Synthetic cannabinoids warrant careful scrutiny in relationship to vaping-related lung injuries.
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Synthetic cannabinoid binds with high potency to the CB1 receptor — about 10-20x higher than THC.
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Many drugs have been proposed as treatment for cannabis addiction, from pure THC or CBD-rich cannabis, to Ambien.
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Going by names like Spice and K2, synthetic cannabinoids are largely a result of prohibition.
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If there’s a gateway, it appears to be early opioid prescriptions, not cannabis.
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10 ways that scientists are targeting the endocannabinoid system with synthetic drugs.
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A neuroscientist critiques the New York Times report on "Spice," an illicit synthetic cannabinoid.
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