Adverse health effects as a result of increased synthetic marijuana use are on the rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday. According to the CDC's Morbidity and ...

New research shows that prenatal exposure to a synthetic cannabinoid induces long-term adverse health effects in rats. The corresponding study was published in the American Journal of Physiology- Lung ...

Synthetic drugs are raising the risk of an epidemic worse than that of fentanyl in the UK and Europe. Marianne Guenot explains what these drugs are and what clinicians need to know Mat Southwell had ...

Herbal Marijuana Alternatives (HMAs) such as K2 or Spice are sold as alternatives to marijuana that provide similar clinical effects but are not detectable by the traditional marijuana screening ...

The side-effects of synthetic cannabinoids have likely motivated the crackdown on hemp products, a supplier of the plant said. Khomeini Taalib-Din, the owner of Best Buds, said that many adverse ...

Synthetic cannabinoid abuse is a growing problem in the United States, with new versions of the drugs coming on the market every year. New research is examining how the body processes these man-made ...

This article was originally published on Askgrowers and appears here with permission. Marijuana lovers already know that cannabis contains THC and CBD. The percentage of these cannabinoids decides the ...

Because of a legal loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill, regulators, physicians, and educators contend with a new class of cannabinoids mimicking marijuana: intoxicating hemp derivatives. These products, ...

Even though electronic cigarettes do not contain any illicit substances, the liquid can cause serious health problems. Often, the nicotine concentration in these products is several times higher than ...

Whether you call it “K2” or “Spice,” synthetic marijuana is keeping local and national authorities on their toes. In late September, the New York City Police Department seized $10 million worth of the ...

While Tennessee's hemp industry is booming, some lawmakers are working to close what they say is a "loophole" in legislation enacted years ago. The so-called "loophole" has helped fuel a growing ...

Cathinones derived from the khat plant (Catha edulis) have been used recreationally for centuries. Chewing the leaves and twigs of the plant produces amphetamine-like euphoric effects. In 2006, there ...