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'Third generation' synthetic cannabinoids

Report to the Minister for Crime Prevention, which recommends a revised generic description of ‘third generation’ synthetic cannabinoids.

Updates to this page

From:
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Published:
27 November 2014
Last updated:
15 November 2019
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  1. Added a link to Circular 009/2019: Third-generation synthetic cannabinoids update.

  2. Added further addendum to the report on cannabinoids.

  3. Addendum to report on 'third generation' synthetic cannabinoids, July 2016 added

  4. Further addendum to the advice published.

  5. Addendum to the report published.

  6. First published.

Documents

'Third generation' synthetic cannabinoids

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Addendum to report on 'third generation' synthetic cannabinoids, March 2015

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Addendum to report on 'third generation' synthetic cannabinoids, January 2016

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Addendum to report on 'third generation' synthetic cannabinoids, July 2016

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Addendum to report on 'third generation' synthetic cannabinoids, November 2016

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Details

This letter and report from the ACMD explains the findings of the council’s new psychoactive substances committee on cannabinoids.

The report includes:

  • the scope of the proposed generic definition
  • guidance on interpreting the proposed definition

Read Circular 009/2019: third-generation synthetic cannabinoids update

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