MDMB-CHMINACA (also known as MDMB(N)-CHM) is an
indazole-based
synthetic cannabinoid
Synthetic cannabinoids, or neocannabinoids, are a class of designer drug molecules that Binding affinity, bind to the same receptors to which cannabinoids (Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, Cannabidiol, CBD and many others) in cannabis plants attach. Th ...
that acts as a potent
agonist
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of the
CB1 receptor, and has been sold online as a
designer drug
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. It was invented by
Pfizer
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in 2008, and is one of the most potent cannabinoid agonists known, with a
binding affinity
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of 0.0944 nM at
CB1, and an EC
50 of 0.330 nM. It is closely related to
MDMB-FUBINACA, which caused at least 1000 hospitalizations and 40 deaths in Russia as consequence of intoxication.
Legal status
MDMB-CHMINACA is a Fifth Schedule of the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) controlled substance in Singapore as of May 2015.
MDMB-CHMINACA is illegal in Germany, Switzerland as of December 2015.
Sweden's public health agency suggested classifying MDMB-CHMINACA as a hazardous substance, on September 25, 2019.
See also
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AB-CHMINACA
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ADB-CHMINACA
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ADB-FUBINACA
ADB-FUBINACA (ADMB-FUBINACA) is a designer drug identified in synthetic cannabis blends in Japan in 2013. In 2018, it was the third-most common synthetic cannabinoid identified in drugs seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The name ...
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MDMB-CHMICA
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MDMB-FUBINACA
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PX-3 (APP-CHMINACA)
References
Cannabinoids
Designer drugs
Indazolecarboxamides
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