Turning down the spice: tackling the problems of synthetic cannabinoids

National and international policies are key to reducing use and harm
Synthetic cannabinoids, colloquially known as “spice,” are a class of structurally diverse novel psychoactive substances that were originally designed to mimic the effects of Δ9-tetrahydroc…
- Martine Skumlien, postdoctoral research associate1,
- Sam Craft, PhD student1,
- Jennifer Scott, senior lecturer2,
- Tom P Freeman, reader1
- 1Addiction an…