Fermat 48
All Spiced Out
Spice - often dubbed ‘fake’ or ‘synthetic’ cannabis - is made from dried plant material, chopped up herbs and man-made chemicals. Some of the ingredients in Spice are similar to those in marijuana, but the substance is often much more potent. It was invented in the US by an organic chemist who was looking for a new way of developing anti-inflammatory medication.
One of the substances included is the synthetic cannabinoid ‘JWH-018’ which was declared unfit for human consumption in 2006, but it began being sold on the internet two years later, advertised as a plant fertiliser.
People thought Spice was simply a mixture of herbs that had a similar effect to marijuana, but many soon found it had much more severe effects.
The JWH-018 compound was banned in the UK in 2010, but its formula was changed numerous times making way for a cat and mouse game to take place between manufacturers and the authorities.
All forms of the substance were banned in 2016 under the Psychoactive Substances Act.
It is not the plant material and herbs that have an effect on users. It is the chemical ingredients sprayed onto it that have an impact.
A blanket ban on legal highs - including Spice - came into force in May 2016, despite this there has been a marked rise in the number of people using the drug and effectively turning them into ‘Zombies’; as they have been called.
The above shows one young man in such a state, one of many that can be found littering the streets of Manchester's City Centre, especially the 'Piccadilly Gardens’ area. This picture was taken in St. Peter’s Square.
Extracts taken from ‘The Manchester Evening News’
P.S. This is not Peter Jackson, he was with me when I took the picture.
All Spiced Out
Spice - often dubbed ‘fake’ or ‘synthetic’ cannabis - is made from dried plant material, chopped up herbs and man-made chemicals. Some of the ingredients in Spice are similar to those in marijuana, but the substance is often much more potent. It was invented in the US by an organic chemist who was looking for a new way of developing anti-inflammatory medication.
One of the substances included is the synthetic cannabinoid ‘JWH-018’ which was declared unfit for human consumption in 2006, but it began being sold on the internet two years later, advertised as a plant fertiliser.
People thought Spice was simply a mixture of herbs that had a similar effect to marijuana, but many soon found it had much more severe effects.
The JWH-018 compound was banned in the UK in 2010, but its formula was changed numerous times making way for a cat and mouse game to take place between manufacturers and the authorities.
All forms of the substance were banned in 2016 under the Psychoactive Substances Act.
It is not the plant material and herbs that have an effect on users. It is the chemical ingredients sprayed onto it that have an impact.
A blanket ban on legal highs - including Spice - came into force in May 2016, despite this there has been a marked rise in the number of people using the drug and effectively turning them into ‘Zombies’; as they have been called.
The above shows one young man in such a state, one of many that can be found littering the streets of Manchester's City Centre, especially the 'Piccadilly Gardens’ area. This picture was taken in St. Peter’s Square.
Extracts taken from ‘The Manchester Evening News’
P.S. This is not Peter Jackson, he was with me when I took the picture.