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Incense (from Latin: incendere, "to burn") is composed of aromatic biotic materials, which release fragrant smoke when burned. The term "incense" refers to the substance itself, rather than to the odor that it produces. It is used in religious ceremonies, ritual purification, aromatherapy, meditation, for creating a mood, and for masking unpleasant odors. The use of incense may have originated in Ancient Egypt, where the gum resins and oleo gum resins of aromatic trees were imported from the Arabian and Somali coasts to be used in religious ceremonies.

Incense is composed of aromatic plant materials, often combined with essential oils. The forms taken by incense differ with the underlying culture, and have changed with advances in technology and increasing diversity in the reasons for burning it. Incense can generally be separated into two main types: "indirect-burning" and "direct-burning." Indirect-burning incense (or "non-combustible incense") is not capable of burning on its own, and requires a separate heat source. Direct-burning incense (or "combustible incense") is lit directly by a flame and then fanned or blown out, leaving a glowing ember that smoulders and releases fragrance. Direct-burning incense comes in several forms, including incense sticks,cones, and pyramids. Synthetic Marijuana Gaining Popularity Fake weed products are legal, and their use has grown since they were first introduced in 2002. They don't trigger a positive result on a urine drug test and are marketed as being "100% organic herbs," insinuating that they are natural and completely safe.

Legal, But Not Natural The truth is, none of the products on the market are completely natural. They all have been found to contain various synthetic cannabinoids, chemicals produced in laboratories originally to help scientists study the cannabinoid system in the human brain.

These chemicals are indeed completely legal, so far, but what effect they may have on the human body is a mystery. No studies have been published testing the effects of the chemicals on users, so we know nothing about their possible side effects.

Even the online stores that promote and sell the legal weed products do so with disclaimers such as "we make no claims in regards to the effects of these products on the human body, mind or soul."

Street Names of Synthetic Marijuana There are dozens of products today that are being sold as herbal smoking blends, legal bud, herbal smoke, marijuana alternatives, fake weed or herbal buds. Some of the brand names of the synthetic marijuana products include: Blaze, Blueberry Haze, Dank, Demon Passion Smoke, Genie, Hawaiian Hybrid, K2, Magma, Ninja, Nitro, Ono Budz, Panama Red Ball, Puff, Sativah Herbal Smoke, Skunk, Spice, Ultra Chronic and Voodoo Spice.

What Does Fake Weed Look Like? Synthetic marijuana is a mixture of dried leaves from traditional herbal plants. They are various colors including green, brown, blonde and red. They are sold in small packets approximately 2 by 3 inches. The packets are foil packs or plastic zip bags (see photos above).

What Are the Herbs in Legal Bud? Some of the fake marijuana products sold commercially claim to contain herbs traditionally used for medicinal purposes, including beach bean (canavalia maritima), blue Egyptian water lily (nymphaea caerulea), dwarf skullcap (scutellaria nana), Indian warrior (pedicularis densiflora), Lion's tail (leonotis leonurus), Indian lotus (nelumbo nucifera) and honeyweed (leonurus sibiricus).

However, one study revealed that some of the herbal ingredients listed by the manufacturers could not be found in the products. As far as we know, some of these products may contain nothing but lawn clippings.

What Are the Chemicals in Synthetic Marijuana? Originally, the fake marijuana products contained a chemical called HU-210, which has a molecular structure very similar to THC -- the active ingredient in marijuana. Because HU-210 is listed as a Schedule 1 controlled substance in the United States, the fake weed products were manufactured and sold only in Europe.

Recently, two new synthetic cannabinoid agonists have been created that are not similar in structure to THC and therefore not listed as controlled substances. By using CP 47,497 and JWH-018 in the synthetic marijuana mixtures, manufacturers are able to legally market their products in the United States.

What Happens When You Smoke Synthetic Marijuana? It's important to remember that we have no scientific studies on the effects smoking the herbal blend products has on humans. Some studies conducted on mice indicated that the use of synthetic cannabinoids were similar to those of marijuana.

There are several "reviews" published on the Internet of some of the individual brand names, some of them by individual bloggers, but others published by reputable journalists.

The consensus seems to be that smoking the fake weed products will produce a high similar to smoking marijuana, but it doesn't last as long. However, other reviewers said the result was more of a relaxed feeling, rather than the "head high" that real marijuana produces.

None of the herbal smoking blends reviewed got great marks for taste, and another reviewer said they were more "harsh" than marijuana and that they "make your throat burn and your lungs ache" long after you smoke. Spice incense isn't new to the legal bud market, but we have been seeing it more frequently on the web. We have never tried this legal bud, so where curious as to it's properties and effects too. After a bit of research on spice incense this is what we came up with.

Spice is both a brand name and a slang term for a legal bud (herbal mix) that has synthetic cannabinoids like JWH-018 added to it. There are actually many manufactures selling this product both online and in smoke shops. It seems that not all spice incense is made equal though. We have had reports of some Spice having no cannabis like effects and causing major headaches.

Spice incense contains a mix of herbs traditionally used to create relaxation and a chill sensation like that of cannabis. Herbs listed on the packaging include Canavalia maritima, Nymphaea caerulea, Scutellaria nana, Pedicularis densiflora, Leonotis leonurus, Zornia latifolia, Nelumbo nucifera and Leonurus sibiricus.

However, a German laboratory conducted test on some samples of Spice and found that the lower quality blends to be inferior and may even be harmful...

"...when the product was analysed by laboratories in Germany and elsewhere, it was found that many of the characteristic "fingerprint" molecules expected to be present from the claimed plant ingredients could not be located. There were also large amounts of synthetic tocopherol present. This suggested that the actual ingredients might not be the same as what was listed on the packet, and a German government risk assessment of the product conducted in November 2008 concluded that it was unclear what the actual plant ingredients were, where the synthetic tocopherol had come from, and whether the subjective cannabis-like effects were actually produced by any of the claimed plant ingredients or instead might possibly be caused by a synthetic cannabinoid drug."

The major plus side for users of legal buds is that spice incense does not cause the user to test positive on drug test. So like other legal buds, when you can get the quality spice you'll enjoy the cannabis like effects without worry of failing a drug test. Herbal Incense and Aromatic Potpourri

High-grade, legal herbal incense and aromatic potpourris, with a product for every budget! :) Whatever you get from us is going to be legal in your state, or we won't ship it. National Herbal Incense Ban Coming in January Save BIG on all herbal incense right now! The National Herbal Incense Ban (also known as the Synthetic Drugs Control Act), will effectively ban most herbal incense products. Our loss is your gain! Stay tuned at Herbalaxation, we're running huge sales to clear our inventory of those products that will become illegal. First come, first serve Mr. Nice Guy is not your average incense.  This blend is on a whole different level than 'K2' or 'Funky Munky',  based on strength and how it looks.   After smoking Mr. Nice Guy, most peoples reaction is:  This guy is not nice at all!

Basically this is one of the strongest incense blends out there. It is to be used with extreme caution, even to a veteran smoker. People have compared the effects of Mr. Nice Guy to low doses of Salvia or Mushrooms. This incense is NOT to be thought of lightly, because it will MESSSS you up. Just look what happened to this guy (a comment on an old but now banned k2 blogspot blog):

WOW, this guy is not kidding. I?ve smoked a lot of different things, legal and illegal in my lifetime, including the K2 ?Spice.? I did not have anything, so I showed up to my shop and they were all out of my normal stuff. I asked for their recommendation, and they said Mr. Nice Guy was cheap, but to be *careful* about how much I smoked my first time. I internally rolled my eyes (sounds gross, huh?). I rolled a joint with it. Halfway through the joint, I couldn?t drive at all and pulled my car over. I was RIPPED. It was like pot, but times 10, at least ? shades of some salvia, maybe coming up on mushrooms. I white knuckled the steering wheel, parked illegally, then I listening to Floyd for like two hours? Wow. It has been a pleasure since I started smoking mr nice guy incense in small doses