Naphthoylindoles

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You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.Naphthoylindoles are a class of synthetic cannabinoids.

[1] Behaving similarly in vivo to endocannabinoids such as anandamide or 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), Naphthoylindoles can bind to endocannabinoid receptors in animals, presenting as CB1 and/or CB2 partial/full agonists.

They have gained notoriety over the years for illicit usage and distribution in Europe and North America, typically marketed as "herbal incense blends.

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Chemical structure of JWH-018 , a simple naphthoylindole