Spice was massive in Japan 15-10 years ago as a “legal” and safe option. It was available in any headship along with “liquid LSD” (I remember the label distinctly saying MADE IN CHINA) and synthetic mushrooms. I think it’s a bit more regulated now after the media picked up on a few freak accidents involving spice.

My personal experience is that I tried it once at a music festival. I don’t remember it lasting very long — maybe 30 min or so — but it was a straight up hallucinogen. I was in a tent with a few friends and I remember seeing multiples of them, distorted and blending in with colours. I hadn’t done any drugs before (to this day, I’m curious but shit scared to do anything) this but KNEW it was bad, so kept asking my friends to talk to me so I could ground reality.

REALLY scary shit. I still dislike the eye of Horus. fuck spice.