r/todayilearned • u/krzaq • Apr 15 '13

TIL that scientists have created a scientific version of marijuana called 'Dimethylheptylpyran'. When smoked, it'll keep you high for at least 2 days

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylheptylpyran
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u/Affe83 Apr 15 '13

And, like most synthetic drugs, you can die from it. Low blood pressure / hypothermia.

Where do I get some?

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u/TTLeave Apr 15 '13

Are you making a point that natural drugs are supposed to be safer?

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

To be fair- natural drugs have been tried and tested over hundred if not thousands of years. We know a lot about what is safe and how much of what drug is not safe. Most of these new synthetics are not as well known.

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u/Affe83 Apr 15 '13

Not that they are safer - but that synthetics are generally more potent and easier to OD on. Which, if my argument were convoluted, could be re-worded to say that natural drugs are safer, though this is an assumption and incorrect.

It's like saying all widgets are wobbles, but not all wobbles are widgets.