Reader Josh tipped us to this breaking story about a legal "incense" called Spice that is sold in head shops as a cannabis substitute. According to a recent report from Frankfurt, Germany, Spice actually contains real designer cannibinoids. Here is a Babelfish translation from the German news article:
The mode drug “Spice” sold as herb mixture contains an artificially manufactured chemical substance from the drug research of the company THC Farm according to a new study. In the examined samples of “Spice gold”, “Arctic synergy” and “Yukatan Fire” found to varying concentration the scientists the substance JWH-018 in more different and strongly. JWH-018 is a Cannabinoid manufactured on chemical way, which is taken up similarly to the Cannabispflanze contained active substance Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) by the Cannabinoid receptors in the brain. JWH-018 possesses a similar effect as THC, is however clearly stronger.
There is also discussion on this topic at the
Shroomery, as well as a recent update on the
Erowid Spice vault. And, just for fun, here is the
WikiPedia entry for JWH-018.
I collapsed back onto my queen sized inflatable mattress, slightly deflated from poor room temperature circulation. My bed, covered by many many pillows of different sizes, textures, fluffyness and comfortableness proved troublesome.....Tossing and turning I tried to find the perfect pillow to make me fall asleep. The white one was too hot and fluffy. The brown one too uncomfortably hard. The red maryland pillow, inched its way up my body to provide warmth and fluffyness to me. The other pillows seemed jealous, and in my tossing and turning numerous pillows found their way on top of me. The big red maryland pillow still on top of me seemed to provide a reprise from the uncomfortable feelings the other pillows brought me; and in my tossing and turning the red pillow seemed to fight the other stuffed demons off of me. 6:00am and I crawl dizzily out of bed. Television and ceiling fan not working assured me the hurricane had claimed our power as one of its victims. Tea lights emanated from deep within my collection of salt rock lamps, presenting with an eerie glow that escaped my memory completely. I could not recollectt he last 5 hours of my trip; thoughts question as to how much had been played out in reality, and what had my mind conjured up. Lips cracked I sought to aide them with warm and watery rasberry tea...my cat sits silently on my floor, staring at me with glowing eyes in my dark sheltered room.....
least 5 times stronger than ANY type or form of natural THC. Spice is quite new to me and I thoroughly enjoy it. When I used spice for the first time-BlackMamba-I was warned of it's strength and told to only use a very small ammount, being a hardend smoker I disreguarded this advice and hit it hard.
It is true, you do experiance a full-on trip, first day there was an illuminous crocodile skelton in my bed room. Second day I watched sparks falling out of the sky and bouncing up the rooftops. This was the only two memorable trips Ive had off Spice and since then the affect has grown a little weaker as, my tolorance built up. Once I emptied the dust at the bottom of a bag of BlackMamba onto a peice of paper, it contained 3 diffrent colours of crystal dust, I then placed about one third of this pile of crystal into a bong and hit it. I woke up some time later with extreme mental disabilitys, loss of memory, motor skills etc., I thaught I was in real trouble and try'd to phone 999. I could not even remember how to use a phone and had no controll over my arms and body, couldnt even stand up. Eventually-after several scary moments-I regained controll of my body and my memory started to return. After having a little food and drink and feeling fully recoverd, I thaught it would be a good idea to try and do it again-surely testament to the addictiveness of Spice-however, this time I actually believed God had come to visit me?! after which I spew'd up filling a bucket half full with sick. I did not attempt to finish the crystal but threw the last bit away. Ive never tripped of skunk in 13years of use or had any affect that comes anywhere close to strong Spice. All said and done I have just made my order to stock up on the Mamba again as for me the good times far outweigh the bad. It's all about tolerance and abuse. Yes Spice contains synthetic THC-chemicals-and for this reason, one should take great care, as there is a serious and real risk of overdose and mental impairment due to the chemical content, which is totally lacking in natural THC.
Dont abuse spice. Ever, and you will enjoy.
i've tried about 20 other kinds and nothin compares. i have to smoke a blunt to my self of any other kind, includin spice, but i only have to hit the 7h 2-3 times before i'm higher than i can even get off of any other kind. also as far as bad trips and shit, i've noticed in my experiences its all a bunch of paranoid people who trip in the first place. the only bad experience i ever had was when i ate to much and puked once lol. you really can't tell when ur not hungry anymore on some of this shit and it will make it where u won't want to stop eating, so be careful about that.
IS IT ME OR WHEN YOU GET HIGH, IS IT A COINCIDENCE TO SEE SHIT YOU WOULDNT NORMALLY SEE? I got high one time and saw a kid(about 8) walking in the street with storm trooper armor on.
I beat the shit out of few people when they made stupid jokes at me. I never got the munches. I can never remember shit the next day the days ALL SEEM TO BLEND TOGETHER. but it went to normal for the most part after i quite for a week. Your eyes can turn red or not depending on how high you are so thats a positive if your like me and have strict parents. I got fucked by the cops once because they thought it was weed I was smoking out of my vacuum cleaner steam roller. But I didn't get charged with shit since it legal. Its a fun thing to do I prefer weed much more because I AM more relax and calm instead of being violence or agitated all the time. I am certainly not addicted to it I could go without and be okay but it was the only thing people had to smoke so that why I did it every day. I just decided to quite and I feel much better and life more fun. Because everything shitty would happen. It fucked up my motor skills at work I was very slow and sluggish. and I notice my eyes r dropper lately like i haven't slept for days. You can smoke it or not its up to you what you wanna do its your life fuck it up how you want right.
They are ALL currently some kind of "Damiana Based Product". It doesn't matter what they are called...K2, Spice, Red Magic, ect. They will have a large base of Damiana or other similar herbs. This is because old 'legal' cannabinoids are illegal and you can't just spray them on any harmless herb anymore. You need the kind of herbs that will make you 'trip' when done in excess and/or put other chemicals on them to help out. Google Damiana and other herbs like Canavalia maritima, Nymphaea caerulea, Scutellaria nana, Pedicularis densiflora, Leonotis leonurus, Zornia latifolia, Nelumbo nucifera and Leonurus sibiricus, which are said to be found in Spice and K2 among others. BE SMART AND RESEARCH WHAT YOU PUT IN YOUR BODY! Look at side effects, benefits, how they are supposed to be used, and what happens when you overdose...if it has even been researched! An "overdose" by SMOKING Damiana will cause panic attacks, dizziness, insomnia, hallucinations, and "near death experiences" or in other words "awesome trips" to those who don't know the difference. There are MANY BENEFITS to Damiana when used properly. Using it properly DOES NOT INVOLVE SMOKING IT. It can aid in sexual desire of both sexes, digestion, used as an antiseptic, and act as an anti-depressant or mood stabilizer. It also can lower the blood sugar level in some people so caution needs to be taken. I will say that Damiana is fun!...when smoked right. I do not like the headaches and the odd feelings that can come with it the next day...especially when you do too much. As far as the recently outlawed synthetic cannabinoids, I have not had the pleasure of trying them. It seems that big brother will not let us have that much fun...big surprise! Understand that NONE of these "blended" products have had proper research done on them. There is no proven facts that can predict how one person will react to a specific versus another to a different blend. If there are no ingredients on the packaging then the company is not reputable at all...guaranteed! You will truly be your own guinea pig. So...if you are a stupid kid...be a stupid kid. That's what you are supposed to do when you are young. If you need to stop getting high for some reason...grow up and stop getting high or just get high and accept the consequences that will come from being a pothead. God Bless :-)
I think there needs to be some reasonableness and skepticism when discussing
Internet claims. "Not all of this k2 incense stuff is illegal. For instance, [link] offers several products that are completely legal in all of the United States and even beyond.", Why do you say this? Because some anonymously registered company (check out their domain registration information) based in some unspecified country says it's so? Claims made from he same industry that vehemently denied any chemical additives until they were caught red-handed? In all seriousness, I wouldn't believe such claims, as these vendors have a proven track record of lying. When Spice first came out, the manufacturer (Psychedeli) claimed that there were no additives and that their product was merely a mixture of herbs. They repeated these claims until they were caught in a way that they could no longer deny (chemical analysis), and I'm afraid all of their competition has copied their strategy. You can't believe everything you read on the Internet. It may be true that their products are legal, but how would you know? What's more, there really are only a handful of synthetic cannabinoids that have been discovered thus far, and because governments -- especially the UK -- have started banning entire classes of chemicals now (and not just specific chemicals), the governments absolutely can win the game when it comes to declaring things illegal. The people who write the rule book usually can win the games. I agree that prohibition is futile -- all evidence points in that direction. But not because people will continue coming up with new legal drugs. Eventually the governments are going to get tired of that game and write the rules so that this can't happen. They tried with the analog laws, and while there have been legal challenges to these (at least in the US), they'll probably do better on their next attempt.
But ask yourself this. Why is it that we have a new drug being advertised practically every day that has been tested but later find side effects they refused to release to the public? Because the drug companies are doing the same thing spice companies are doing. except that people are enjoying the spice and these are untested. so hows that much different? I find out after taking paxil for rears they are getting sued for just this sort of thing. But we go after and criminalized people and treat them poorly call them stupid for smoking spice, when people are dying from tested prescription drugs every day.?
it again. If you get in trouble, man up and just wait until you can smoke again. Spice feels nothing like weed. smoke bud!
if you choose to smoke it thats your choice but if plain old weed is available to you i would recommend that by far.
exactly what happened to me, except i haven't had another panic attack and hopefully dont have one again but i thought I was gonna legit die. me n my buddy went out n hit that shit on my first day at work for a smoke break I work at a restuarant as a server asst and bro i was freaking out i thought i was gonna die walking back into the restuarant i had no idea what i was gettin into my heart was pounding a million mph i just took deep breathes and told myself im panic-ing and that i need to relax. the high is nice when u stop panicking but ill never do that again
Don't smoke weed either. But if your gonna smoke, crikey, don't poison yourself with this horseshit.
My friend took a hit, and passed it to me, and I took one, then she took her second and I took my second. We laughed until we both fell on the floor, and for just a moment I felt like I was coming off my high, then I started laughing again, and well very quickly pissed myself...I know crazy, well it went from funny to scary in about 2 minutes. I felt, let me capitalize FELT, because apparentlyit was just a horrible trip, but to me I felt as if my throat was closing in and I was gasping for air, I was begging my friends there that didnt smoke it to call 911 because I was going to die. thats when I began halucinating (sp?) bad! I brought my friend down from her high real fast though with my freakin out. I was having two conversations the one that was supposed to be in my head, but I was saying outloud, and the one I was having with my friends. It was all really insane. I swear I saw God and the devil, and they were both pulling me. Unfortunatly, the devil was my sister and God was my good guy friend, and my sister said that I looked at her and called her the devil and my pupils got huge and turned black. THey were scared for me, but not as scared as I was. DOn't know if anyone has ever felt like they were going to die before, but that feeling will never go away for me, its been almost a week and I still freak out about it. You feel like you have no control and you are slipping away. I will tell you from my bad trip, this is what kept me from freaking out more than I did. My sister sat in front of me holding a bad of frozen peas on my heart and neck, she held my hand and talked to me constantly to keep me in conversation, from passing out or in my thought it was to keep me from dying, I had all my other friends keep talking to me normally, as they would if I were not in that situation, dont talk to someone who thinks they are dying in a way you wouldnt normally talk to them, freaks them out even more, have someone who can check your heart rate regularly because mine was quite rapid but my guy friend knew when was enough, and then when you can get up and walk around with help, anything to get you feeling like you are still on earth, but wait awhile to smoke that cigarette you will want really bad, that sent me back into my trip, and drink water coke whatever, they gave me coke and popcorn and that worked pretty good. Im not saying this will happen to everyone because it didnt happen to my friend, but this is just my experiance and I want to be able to help you if I can, if you try it, just have people with you that can take care of you, and keep you as calm as possible. I will never do it again because it pretty much scared the shit out of me, and I dont want to go back there ever again. Be careful but have fun
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I truly believe that the crackdown on products used to make methamphetimine is only causing the finished product to be more and more dangerous as people search for alternatives. I am afraid the same thing might happen with herbal incenses; only with the legality comes the perception of safety. One only needs to look at nicotine, alcohol, trans-fat, and pesticides and prescription drugs to know that that isn't true.
The nice thing about marijuana is that the effects, side effects, and long term effects have been tested by users for THOUSANDS of years--at the users expense! If our lawmakers would WAKE UP to the fact that people wish a legal high other than alcohol we could lift the prohibition on marijuana. THEN we could explore the possibilities presented by synthetics and other plants.
I have also heard of a guy that got booted from the Air Force for using it--I have no idea of the circumstances or if it is even true.
me and many of my boys have tried this spice and it is well worth the money no pops on drug test and it is so much like bud and it even last longer u can pass out n wake up and still b baked soooo truuuueee^^^^^ i smoked it yestarday and still feel it i smoked voodoo spice its ultra strong
I'll keep you guys updated. better, worse, etc
NOT DRINK ALCOHOL or BEER when smoking this.... You get tired and zombie like and want to fall asleep
as a pot substitute ... if its their time off
working the hours they do we should cut people some slack not only do people not want to get in legal trouble for pot
but for them it means going through the military justice system as well as the u.s. legal system having said this i have never tried spice
but if the right opportunity presents itself it could be an experience
It's on now- bought some MOJO with a free sample of 'Styrker'.
All I need is some anime and I'm set!!
-JWH-018 is not tested for by any organization, and is 100% legal in the United States except for Kansas. -One gram of JWH-018 will last you most likely weeks considering a good smoke-able dose is between 2-5 mgs. There are 1000 mgs in 1 Gram of jwh. -When you purchase online now, you can request that your package be hand delivered if you’re in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. -Jwh-018 is four to five times more potent than THC. -So while before thos pot head was doomed, he now smokes a legal alternative on a regular basis jwh-018 with absolutely no side effects. -It is Not carcinogenic and Not CYTOTOXIC under moderate levels… so that means that it does not harm brain cells nor have the possibility of causing cancer since it doesn’t do any damage to our DNA. -If you simply can’t smoke weed, are on probation, or take some type of urine tests this letter is for you. It’s finally now your turn to get as high as you want and do it safely and responsibly. -The website doesn’t reference the getting high part obviously because it wants to stay under the radar of the man, its manufactured as bonsai feeder and not for human consumption yet so much research promotes its safety.
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and another class 6 undesignated felony for the container it was in, being "paraphernalia" and they took my blood and found something in it that indicated i was smoking the spice. its ridiculous! but my lawyer says there is nothing i can do about it, but take it to trial.
i admitted so i wont go to jail arizona is TOUGH as hell on weed.
and becoming extremely tough on spice too. although, you can still buy it in the smoke shops here. i guess i got a felony because im not 18. but still, you wouldnt give a felony to a kid for tobacco possession right? ridiculous.
I'm on probation as well, however my worries are if it shows in hair follicle drug tests, or urine tests.... I take urine tests weekly, and hair tests monthly... if anyone has anyone experience with being urine/hair tested as being a regular spice smoker, PLEASE SPEAK UP. Thanks,
Sabih
though." An interesting assertion. If you could provide any links it would be appreciated! If it is true that "swelling of the brain" occurred, my guess is that it would have been caused by some kind of contamination or by-product in the material. Millions of people have smoked these things by now, and if brain swelling were common enough that six people sufferent from it in one town, I would be surprised that it wouldn't be common knowledge after tens of thousands of people were hospitalized. Either that, or the kids were doing something they shouldn't be doing, and decided to claim/blame it on something legal, not that it's likely for kids to do anything like that, of course!
overall i give spice a thumbs up.
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