With all of the fuss which has surrounded the man-made cannabinoid JWH-018 of late its hardly surprising that the demand for the product, which works on the human body in the same way as cannabis does, is now higher than its ever been before.
Spice is set to be banned, but the market is already saturated with Spice Alternatives
Even though the primary product which brought the substance to market, the popular incense product known as 'Spice', is getting harder to find as a UK government ban of the Spice range of products draws ever nearer.
Ever since a German laboratory found Spice to contain a man-made cannabinoid (even though it was marketed as a 100% natural, herbal product), the popularity of JWH-018 has continued to grow.
An Australian Professor who is the head of the Psychopharmacology Laboratory at Sydney University has taken a leaf out of former British government drugs advisor Professor David Nutt's highly publicised book, by adding his scientific expertise to the foggy landscape which is 'drugs policy'.
Bundles of khat like those above can be legally purchased on many UK high streets, from Somali and Ethiopian grocery stores
