Comments on: Synthetic highs are mutating http://mindhacks.com/2013/02/12/synthetic-highs-are-mutating/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Geoff Capp http://mindhacks.com/2013/02/12/synthetic-highs-are-mutating/#comment-52020 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:44:40 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=25968#comment-52020 Ah, in which case the punctuation is very weird. It would have been clearer to stick to plain old commas, thus:

These synthetic drugs have typically come in two types: ‘fake pot’, made from synthetic cannabinoids, and stimulants, usually derived from cathinone.

Because of the lone m-dash, the original read to me as implying that fake pot is made from [a combination of] synthetic cannabinoids and cathinone-derived stimulants.

]]> By: Terry http://mindhacks.com/2013/02/12/synthetic-highs-are-mutating/#comment-51556 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:21:38 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=25968#comment-51556 Such studies will take years and as the article says, the sheer number of new substances being released is overwhelming.

It would be better, overall, to allow the regulated sale and consumption of the substances we do know about – which would then remove any incentive to continually invent new ones. This market only exists because of drug prohibition.

]]> By: quam http://mindhacks.com/2013/02/12/synthetic-highs-are-mutating/#comment-51198 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 04:19:51 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=25968#comment-51198 In Geoff’s defense, the sentence is punctuated inconsistently. Due to the dash after “fake pot,” I expected–and Geoff probably expected–to see a second dash following the name of the second type of synthetic drug. The sentence, as currently punctuated, implies that “fake pot” is made from both synthetic cannabinoids and stimulants, with the stimulants in turn being derived from cathinone.

]]> By: cmdrcarrot http://mindhacks.com/2013/02/12/synthetic-highs-are-mutating/#comment-51067 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:07:19 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=25968#comment-51067 @Geoff Capp

The two types are “fake pot” and stimulants.

]]> By: Fred http://mindhacks.com/2013/02/12/synthetic-highs-are-mutating/#comment-51055 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:46:05 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=25968#comment-51055 More reason to stop this wasteful and stupid war on drugs.

Drugs are like sex, people are going to do it. Are you going to try and fight human nature, or are you going to provide a safe play area?
(you meaning in general)

]]> By: joe http://mindhacks.com/2013/02/12/synthetic-highs-are-mutating/#comment-51049 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:50:19 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=25968#comment-51049 Really? read that again. Not enough pot, too inattentive!

“These synthetic drugs have typically come in two types: ‘fake pot’(1) – made from synthetic cannabinoids AND stimulants(2), usually derived from cathinone.”

]]> By: matt http://mindhacks.com/2013/02/12/synthetic-highs-are-mutating/#comment-51037 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:36:02 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=25968#comment-51037 …typically come in two types: ‘fake pot’ – made from synthetic cannabinoids AND stimulants… get off the real pot. haha

]]> By: Geoff Capp http://mindhacks.com/2013/02/12/synthetic-highs-are-mutating/#comment-50913 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:50:42 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=25968#comment-50913 > typically come in two types: ‘fake pot’….

I think you missed out the second type. Too much fake pot? ;-)

]]> By: Thomas Metzinger http://mindhacks.com/2013/02/12/synthetic-highs-are-mutating/#comment-50863 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:57:56 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=25968#comment-50863 You find some more numbers & facts here:

http://edge.org/response-detail/23727

]]> By: christiankl http://mindhacks.com/2013/02/12/synthetic-highs-are-mutating/#comment-50839 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:26:00 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=25968#comment-50839

The legal high market is becoming an informal opt-in drug-testing experiment with paying subjects.

If only we had better data reporting about what those substances do to those people…

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