hey mustard, interzonefreak,
im in buckinghamshire and think ive have also had some of this 'possible' contaminate, however the bit im loading into bongs now is fucking top quality and goin down a treat! but back to the point, the 'contaminate' i picked passed the bitin test and smelt and looked fantastic, however while doin the bite test i noticed a strange sweetness in it, also although dry-ish it looked although it had been treated in the same way that crystaline rose petals are when used in catering/cake making. i feel that this may link to a post earlier on where instead of sand/grit/silica/glass the bastards are using some form of sugar solution and any1 who's ever smelt burnt sugar knows that this smoke, while maybe not toxic (i dont actually know for sure) really isn't going to do your lungs any good.

I urge people avoid anything suspect, we should all know wot good weed tastes like and anything your not sure on TURN IT DOWN! at the moment im having to pick up an Oz of good shit that weighs 25g and, as much as i hate it, i still prefer to lose this 3g instead of having bout 6-8g of sand. beggars cant be choosers



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I think i picked some of this up yesterday.

Just from looking at it i thought it was really nice bud, very "crystalized" but i started getting a bit worried when i had a closer look at it when i got home.

Smoked about 4 jay's last night of it and i kept finding this gritty stuff getting in to my mouth and i had heard rumours of silica bud flying around.

Now i am pretty damn scared because i have interesting problems with my chest as it is (sporadic pneumothorax) but i have woken up this morning to my chest feeling quite tight.

Needless to say i have just wasted £40 on this bullshit and i will be having words with my man about it too.

This world is so screwed up.

Location = Brighton

Incidently is there any way to recover this skunk, any way of removing the silica from it or is it totally lost?



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Alun
I received a reply from Avon constabularly saying they'd "passed the message on", whatever that menas, and did we know what this contamination was because people on line were saying all sorts of things

that was Dec 14, now I read this in the Bridgwater Mercury - note the comment from Avon and Somerset Police - I have written to the paper via their web site

Hi

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In your article "Warning over rogue cannabis" in the Bridwater Mercury on Feb 9th, Simon Angear wrote "Avon and Somerset Police spokesman Ian Drury told the Mercury that because drug users often operate beneath the police radar, the force had received no reports of this rogue batch."

In fact, I left a message about this on the Avon and Somerset web site last December. All that happened was a reply saying they were not aware of it and had passed the message on.

Alun Buffry
Legalise Cannabis Alliance

in reply to this article:
Source: Bridgwater Mercury
Date: February 9 2007
Author: Simon Angear

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CANNABIS smokers in Bridgwater are being warned that a rogue batch of the drug is being sold in the town - contaminated with fragments of glass.

A number of people who use the recreational drug have contacted the Mercury this week in a bit to alert other users to the "scary" health risks to those who mistakenly smoke the spiked batch.

One smoker, who asked not to be named, told the Mercury that he is aware of people who have suffered severe reactions - including coughing up blood - as a result of the contamination.

The man said: "Of course we know that the drug is illegal, but this is a very serious issue with very serious health concerns. There are thousands of cannabis smokers out there, and people need to be made aware of it.

"Dealers are adding this tiny glass grit to the cannabis leaves because it adds weight, and makes it look like it's better quality.

"But it's very dangerous - I don't know what the worst-case scenario is, but I fear someone could end up very, very ill."
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And he is not alone. Janet Hucker, services manager for drug-users' support charity Turning Point Somerset, told the Mercury she had heard of a case of this sort in Bridgwater, and urged smokers to take precautions.

She said: "There was a warning about this that came round the South-West a few months ago. More recently, I have heard of one case in Bridgwater.

"What I think may be happening is that people are spraying the plants with this substance, which makes it look shinier, fresher, and maybe more powerful.

"There is a big risk, because glass getting into your lungs could be very harmful. Our view is that if people are unsure, they should throw it away, but if they have to smoke it, then to be very careful."

The contaminated drugs are thought to be leafy cannabis plants, rather than the cultivated resin.

One way to safeguard against inhaling any of the glass particles is to use a fine filter, but there is also a simple test.

Smokers are advised to lick their finger, and dab it to the leaves. If they then lick their finger again, and feel grit in their mouth - "like getting sand in a picnic" - then their drugs are contaminated and should be discarded.

Avon and Somerset Police spokesman Ian Drury told the Mercury that because drug users often operate beneath the police radar, the force had received no reports of this rogue batch.

He said: "We have not heard of this - but to be honest, it's not the sort of thing that drug-users are likely to report to us."
[www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk]
simon.angear@bridgwatermercury.co.uk

can i sue essex police? their cars have 'to protect and serve' on the side, if they're attitudes the same as avon and somerset surely thats false advertising?!?!

Just thought i should check out the essex police website and there is no mention at all about any form of contamination so i have emailed them with as much information as i could provide and am waitin to hear back.
also just checked out the other force ive had my run ins with, thames valley and its exactly the same with them, although i found it funny that they do state that cannabis prohibition protects people!!!!
Also finally talk to frank has posted about this and advises people who are worried by the contamination to stop smoking altogether (dream on frank!), the is very lil factual information jus the same lil bits repeated over and over and it doesn't even mention the bite test

Congratulations to essex police, thames valley police and even mr frank....once again all 3 of you have completely failed us!



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Couple of shots of my bud, it looks real nice but i guess i got mugged.

Looks nice man, but it looks a bit to crystally.. i crunch test everything now and my dealer has no problem, he says to me, tell me if my buds sprayed.. so i have and hes gonna sort the suppliers, he got a 140 an oz dealer.. fresh bud, and a nice trippy high to it to. Thing is, most of the bud now looks just like your spoon, and seems to have a similar smell, so the only thing you can do is the crunch test.

Yea i tried the crunch test on it and if failed, licked my finger and ran it over the bud, stuck it in my mouth and it was like being at te beach again, really nasty crunchy feeling.

Absolutely screwing about it, gonna have to have words with my man about this, at least to make sure he knows what hes selling.

hi, ive just spent 2 whole days reading this thread!

i used the lighter-gas oil extraction method on some grit weed and turned out nice, not as much oil as some of the better weed.(try searching for honey bee extractor, you can make your own easily)

I`ve seen about 5 types of gritty stuff around 3 of which i know to be from abroad, i think the worst one was a bright green sandy one(looked like sand with green food coloring!) which didn`t burn right(set hard) or get you high. the latest one seems to be very dry and sparkley, smokes ok(i can see sparkles in the ash).

i hate this stuff

things are getting back to normal now though as the first substantial amount without "the grit" is on its way!.....at least for the midlands anyway...;-)

stay calm and be patient....all will be fine......;-)

Peace

just reading back and sum1 mentioned about testing a filter under a microscope to see if the beads would get through??
has anyone done it?
spoon your images are kool,and yes ive seen the exact type too...where are you from?if you dont mind me asking?

why why why why WHY WHY are people asking, 29 pages down, how you can get it out of the skunk? It is probably glass or silicone, no, you cannot get it out. It's like asking if you can get ground glass out of an omlette and eat it.

can anyone tell me if using a filter whilst smoking a spliff will decrease the amount of grit/fiberglass getting into my lungs? its the only weed i can get and i know using a filter will decrease the stonedness but im willing to do it!!!

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sp00n
Incidently is there any way to recover this skunk, any way of removing the silica from it or is it totally lost?

It's pretty much lost. Sorry about that.

Try before you buy; and if your dealer says no to that, then fuck him off 'cos he's probably bent.

dangerhall if you must smoke the grit nazi weed i would recommend a filter.

I would hightly recommend not using a vaporiser (its horrible) or a bong
(you are getting a massive hit (or the contamination) - however a bong would be preferable to a spliff without a filter.

I'm not saying that smoking it with a filter will make it o.k but it is likely it will stop some of the contamination (as well as THC)

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th1alb
why why why why WHY WHY are people asking, 29 pages down, how you can get it out of the skunk? It is probably glass or silicone, no, you cannot get it out. It's like asking if you can get ground glass out of an omlette and eat it.

i used the lighter-gas oil extraction method on some grit weed and turned out nice, not as much oil as some of the better weed.(try searching for honey bee extractor, you can make your own easily), you will be smoking zero grit!

Peace ;-)

||ll||ll|| is it possible you can post a link.

I have searched for honey bee extractor and I just get this page

Cheers

[quote interzonefreak]||ll||ll|| is it possible you can post a link.

I have searched for honey bee extractor and I just get this page

Cheers[/quote

lol, yeah no worries i used to sell em in my ebay store but ebay took them off!

try this [cannabisculture.com]

try searching google from their home page with safe search off....lots of info!

peace ;-)



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WTF!!!!!!!

Picked up some of this shit the other day in Somerset. Smoked it all night and the roof of my mouth went extremely dry - I couldn't swallow properly. Had to resort to drinking water through my nose to hydrate my fekked synuses. The next day I woke up fine, and later on a mate told me about the glass weed in circulation. Looking at the bud I couldn't see it but upon putting my finger in the skuff at the bottom of the tin and putting it in my mouth I could feel the grit between my teeth!!!

Why would anyone want to do this just to get an extra 15%. That is so fucking low. And it was nice weed anyway. Surely if availability is down just put up your prices you immoral fucks. Whoever is responsible for this can go to hell. And the government can fuck off aswell.

Obviously everyone wants the correct weight when they pay money but i'm convinced alot of this is down to people bitching about it because they are down a few grams out of their OZ.
It's because of this, all the shit has been added.
They can't give you the exact weight you expect if it isn't available to them.

The only way to overcome the problem of grit weed is to refuse to buy it even if theres nothing else. if people dont refuse to buy it then grit weed will soon become the only stuff you can score wich will suck ass big time.

so my message is to STOP BUYING THIS CRAP or you will be partly responsible if the situation dosnt get better.