Still. Seems like an irresponsible bit if research to me.
Are we to do no research with potential down sides?
There is a researcher, David Nichols, who developed lots of probes for brain receptors and brain chemical modulators. he has to publish his results so that other researchers can learn.
He regrets some of the things he has made- when he made one series of agonist receptor probes, he had NO idea that idiots would copy the synthesis and sell the stuff. One series, the “dragonfly” series, wound up killing people.
At the time though, he and his staff were not thinking, gee I bet this will get you high for a week!
Like making a skinning knife then finding out some serial killer preferred it- good people don’t think like bad people do.
>Still. Seems like an irresponsible bit if research to me.
It’s actually very important research, as many of the receptors cause chemical reactions that could be very helpful with people that have mental issues (Some chemicals in cannabis oil greatly reduce childhood seizures).
The synthetic weed aspect is a pretty wild frontier. In the late 2000’s JWH and derivatives got isolated, and many of the ones that have reactions like THC, JWH-018, JWH-220, etc. got banned around 2010. As the isolation and banning continue, the synthetics get farther and farther away reaction-wise from THC. The stuff that they’re spraying on synthetic weed is DRASTICALLY different than the stuff sprayed on it even two years ago. The synthetic weed companies are basically importing the chemical en masse from Chinese labs, spraying the stuff on inert plant material, and praying that some dumb kid doesn’t kill himself.