'Synthetic cannabis': A dangerous misnomer.
The International journal on drug policy December 1, 2021 Shane Darke, Samuel Banister, Michael Farrell et al.
The term 'synthetic cannabis' has been widely used in public discourse to refer to a group of cannabinoid receptor agonists. In this paper we detail the characteristics of these drugs, and present the case that the term is a misnomer. We describe the pharmacodynamics of these drugs, their epidemiology, mechanisms of action, physiological effects and how these differ substantially from...