JWH-018
JWH018 is an a member of a group of drugs used to relieve pain which acts in various ways on the peripheral nervous system. It is a member of the indole class. JWH-018 can act as a a terpenophenolic compound usually available in Cannabis agonist towards the CB1 and CB2 sensory receptors. It has been found to produce effects similar to that of THC with a lengthier length of activity.
The abbreviation JWH stands for John W. Huffman who is considered the inventor of JWH-018. It is a chemical first synthesized in 1995 in a university research lab in the U.S.. John W Huffman earned his BS from Northwestern University and his AM and PhD from Harvard. He began his academic career at Georgia Institute of Technology (1957-60) and joined Clemson as assistant professor in 1960. He was an NSF Predoctoral Fellow at Harvard and received an NIH Career Development Award (1965-70). He was a visiting professor at Colorado State University (1982). The principal emphasis in Dr. Huffman’s research group is on the synthesis of analogues and metabolites of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol THC), the principal active component of marijuana. John W. Huffman has published dozen of articles about cannabinoids.
Although toxicity reports are not completed by an independant research lab, scientist state they are inclined to consider that it is non toxic.
More data about JWH-018 toxicity reports can be found at Mindfully
