History of JWH-018

Posted by – September 1, 2009

As an amateur chemist, I do keep tabs on what’s going with research chemicals. Perhaps the most interesting one lately is JWH-018, basically a synthetic cannabinoid with effects similar to smoking marijuana. JWH-018 has a longer duration of effects compared to marijuana however.

This is not the only synthetic cannabinoid, but possibly the most popular. 10-51-large

A company called THC Pharm, in Germany, found this substance in January 2009, in the herbal smoking blend called Spice (introduced in 2002), which is sold as a legal alternative to marijuana or “incense”, as they call it. Basically as soon as THC Pharm published their findings, Germany banned this very unknown substance, JWH-018.

Currently you can find it at some research chemical shops, but most of the shops in the UK are halting sales due to pending legislation.170px-JWH-018.svg

You can read more about JWH-018 here on Wikipedia, or leave questions.

3 Comments on History of JWH-018

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  1. amateur chemist says:

    idiot. the company who published this photo says that it is chilli powder. This article says nothing.. just a way to drive traffic. You are polluting the web.

  2. riscphree says:

    Actually, the photo is from iStockphoto.com, but whatever.

    http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-160030-spices-07-cinnamon.php

  3. robert says:

    actually you are wrong the thc pharm co. in Germany did not find this product, it was a group of chemist at michigan state i think, and it was named after the founder

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