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AKB48 (APINACA N-(1-adamantyl)-1-pentyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide) is a drug that acts as a reasonably potent agonist for the cannabinoid receptors with a Ki of 304.5nM and a EC50 of 585nM at CB1.[citation needed] It had never previously been reported in the scientific or patent literature and was first identified by laboratories in Japan in March 2012 as an ingredient in synthetic cannabis smoking blends along with a related compound APICA.
