‘Spice’ is a herbal blend which was freely available in the UK until December 2009 after which it was classified as a Class B drug . The Spice product range includes ‘ Gold ’ and ‘ Diamond ’ and a very limited number of reports have identified that these contain non-traditional cannabinoids. We have determined for the first time the components of Spice ‘ Gold Spirit’ using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy and also explored a potential screening approach using Solid Probe Mass Spectroscopy which requires no liquid–liquid extraction . This methodology has the potential to facilitate the accelerated screening of illegal components in ‘Spice’ and other related herbal-type products.