The impact of changes in UK classification of the synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists in 'Spice'

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 274-277

  Dargan, Paul I ^a   Hudson, Simon ^b   Ramsey, John ^c   Wood, David M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LGC   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannabis; JWH 018; Legislation; Spice; Synthetic cannabinoids

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONSUMER; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; INTERNET; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CANNABINOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CRIME; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDOLES; INHALATION EXPOSURE; INTERNET; NAPHTHALENES; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; SMOKE; STREET DRUGS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 79960156820     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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