Anyone encountered the following? What is it exactly and is it a listed controlled substance?

Down to Earth Climaxxx
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Fragrant Potpourri

The back of the package states that it does not contain:

JWH-18
JWH-73
JWH-200
CP47, 497
HU-210
HU-211
AM-694
Cannabicyclohexanol

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Originally posted by John Peralta:
What is it exactly and is it a listed controlled substance?

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Who knows! You're talking about a substance that's basically unregulated. The formulation may change on a weekly basis. The only way to know is to send it to a lab, but even then they've only got protocols for testing it against the few THC analogues that have been specifically scheduled.

If you're seeing it as an intoxicant for a DWI, just go along with the effects noted. If you've got stores selling it and want them to stop, you might point out that sale of a THC analogue is a felony offense...

I know a decent amount about these type of substances, but it's basically impossible to know which particular substance you're dealing with without a chemical analysis. There are several hundred (known!) analogues that it could be without being JWH-18 or HU-211, which are the two that I've actually seen in chemical analysis.

What's the context here?

It's a simple MD possession case.

Our DPS lab in Waco has returned a result for some of these compounds, and the lab at Sam Houston State University Regional Crime Lab in The Woodlands has some of the better testing protocols for these substances. You might call and see if you can talk to Dr. Sarah Kerrigan at SHSU or someone at your DPS lab. They can tell you which of the substances they can test for, and perhaps if they've seen this particular product before.

This is truly an area of "designer" drugs. There's hundreds of related compounds, and essentially as soon as they're made illegal the manufacturer can switch to another one. If you can't determine exactly what it is, a forensic toxicologist may be able to testify for you that this *class* of substance is an analogue to THC, and you could proceed that way.

Unfortunately, no easy answers here.

Thanks.