But as more states legalize cannabis and reduce drug testing for cannabis, spice use is falling. Over 42,000 cases of toxic exposure from spice drugs were reported between 2010 and 2015, according to the ToxIC Case Registry. That scare, however, was caused by spice drugs being laced with brodifacoum. JWH-018—the original spice drug compound—began as a research chemical for medical purposes. CNN reports that the study shows the popularity of spice is declining, particularly in states that legalized cannabis.
Toxic exposure to dangerous drugs that mimic the structure and effects of THC fell in states that legalized cannabis, according to a new study—confirming the idea that nature knows best, and that cannabis is far safer (and more popular) than spice.
It’s not the leaf matter, but the powdered drug sprayed on smokable plants. In the U.S. and Canada, it’s called “spice” or “K2,” and in Turkey it’s called “bonsai.” In Japan, different...
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