The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) delivered a strong blow to legal high enthusiasts today with a “Notice of Intent to Temporarily Control” against the research chemicals JWH-018, JWH-073, JWH-200, CP-47,497, and cannabicyclohexanol. The motion is set to take effect “after no fewer than 30 days” and will result with the designation of Schedule I (”the most restrictive category”) for said chemicals.

This action directly targets consumers of popular JWH based (currently) legal herbal smoking blends such as Spice, K2, Blaze, Red X Dawn (all mentioned in the statement,) as well as a plethora of lesser known legal high products. The DEA claims the motivation for this movement stems from “an increasing number of reports from poison centers, hospitals and law enforcement regarding these products.”

While the DEA has only issued a temporary control over the substances, their voiced intent is to allow the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to “further study whether these chemicals and products should be permanently controlled.” The expected outcome is permanent scheduling of all JWH related substances.

JWH substances were never FDA approved products and have only existed until now within the limbo of the law. This motion does not affect any International Oddities products as they do not contain any of these manufactured substances.

Source:  DEA Moves to Emergency Control Synthetic Marijuana

Now, today I have a special treat for you guys. I am going to give you my personal review of the Blueberry Bud strain from International Oddities which I purchased last Thursday. It all started off with an all-too-typical scenario: It was Thursday night, tomorrow was Friday, and my dealer was dry leaving me hanging for the weekend. I have ordered from International Oddities in the past (about 2 years ago) and to be quite honest, I was not that blown away. I mean, the effects were pretty decent… a bit less than the real thing, but you know, they did work about as well as I had expected. The taste however… and the smell… oh, the awful smell. Anyways, in an act of desperation I decided to order some Blueberry Bud and see how things went. And let me tell you – they went wonderfully!

Let me start off by saying: either I had chosen really poorly last time I ordered, or I have stumbled upon a hidden gem with this strain. The effects were, again, fairly typical of legal bud. Light headed, greater appreciation for nature and music, just general chillness. But the taste was the freakin’ opposite of the previous strain I had purchased. It tasted like… not quite like the taste of blueberries, but definitely fruity. Maybe like blue hubba-bubba gum, only less artificial tasting (if that makes any sense). The smell was pretty good too, considering it was burning. One of my friends, a fairly large (illegal) stoner actually complimented my bud on it’s pleasant smell saying “man that’s some dank smell weed”. I told him: “haha, this ain’t weed! It’s Blueberry Bud!“. He proceeded to tell me I’m an idiot because blueberry is a weed strain. Well, he is the one paying more for a product that smells worse, tastes worse, and has the same effects. I’ll leave you to decide who the real idiot is