Yes it's a synthetic analogue of cannabis (THC). It does NOT work as well as the natural THC and some have experienced side effects from it. Because it's synthetic it was easy to patent but make no mistake, synthetic ANYTHING will not work as well as the whole product coming from the plant itself. I see they are adding PEA, a fatty acid amide, to make the THC work better. Interesting approach and I'm not familiar with it. I hope they are successful.