Spicing things up: synthetic cannabinoids

Recently, products containing synthetic cannabinoids, collectively referred to as Spice, are increasingly being used recreationally.The availability, acute subjective effects-including self-reports posted on Erowid-laboratory detection, addictive potential, and regulatory challenges of the Spice phenomenon are reviewed.Spice is sold under the guise of potpourri or incense. Unlike delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the synthetic cannabinoids present...