Sorry, I should have been a bit more clear, the reason I asked is a few months back I came accross alot of skunk which appeared to be ok but just a bit crispy, I lost my grinder so used my nails to grind the bud and noticed it had really hard bits in it which on one occasion even cut my finger, I then went on to learn that this had been sprayed with some kind of glue. Just thought it might be the same stuff.

Not noticed any.

I'll keep an eye out tho..

IS ANYONE SEEING AN END TO THIS, ALL THAT IS AROUND NOW IN THE MIDLANDS AREA IS CONTAMINATED.

What contamination you seeing ?

When i crack open the buds, Reflective beads, too big for thc, but not grit. Someone has said it is the relective substance used in road markings.

smells like sweat, and when lit just stinks of burning wood

Gutted you're still getting grit contamination in the mids. In the East for the last 6 months or so the import supply has been contaminated in a variety of ways. Buds with an oily feel burning harshly black ash and also fine ground plant matter with small wax like bits in. I'm not sure if that stuff is still going around but I heard about "wall paper paste buds" the other day but I didn't see any first hand.
I'm sure the import side of things there is still a contamination of some sort and is not acceptable cannabis to use.
As long as people still buy it (whatever the contamination), like the dirty soap bar it will still get served up.
So no, not yet, the only way to shift the terrible import cannabis supply is to grow your own or know or find someone who has "home grown" buds and not accept anything less than good cannabis.

FINALLY SOME GOOD SKUNK, SOME NICE HOMEGROWN I BOUGHT FROM A MATE, NOT AS POTENT AS SOME KINDS BUT DOES THE JOB..........I HAVENT FELT LIKE THIS IN AROUND 3-4 MONTHS

lol, lets not start this again......

One of my close friends has been recently complaining about a fine powder being sprayed over nearly all of and inside the majority of cannabis buds. I have not smoked weed for years due to my profession and was initially dubious probably due to his state of mind.

But after seeing the various microscope photos including the electron ones I can see what he means. I was aware and did see in press (Eastern Daily Press) weed cut with large glass and sand particles. This new type of weed is potentially far more dangerous. My knowledge of the dangers of inhaling glass isn't great, but there is research which shows only particles smaller than 0.15um can enter the lungs. ANY FOREIGN SOLID PARTICLES IN THE LUNGS WILL DAMAGE CELLS, LESSEN LUNG SURFACE AREA FOR EVER AND BE POTENTIALLY CARCINOGENIC.

Also it should be noted that smoking causes your hairs on the back of your throat to die and they never regrow. These hairs bring up mucus which contain trapped contaminants, this is why a smokers cough sounds different to other coughs. This may mean contaminated weed is even more dangerous.

While bongs and fine filters may be successful at stopping sand or grit reaching the lungs. Any chemicals used to attach the particles to the weed could be extremely dangerous. I really doubt any of these groups would bother to consider the dangerousness of these chemicals as long as the LD wasn't high.

If anyone can determine the chemicals used it would be very helpful for evdience you could send to the government and the true dangers could be worked out (my inorganic chemistry is appalling).

WHILE THE DAMAGE CAUSED MAY NOT HAPPEN INSTANTLY. IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY IT DOES NOT CAUSE LONG TERM AND SERIOUS DAMAGE ESPECIALLY FOR LONG TERM USE. DO NOT SMOKE ANY WEED WHICH YOU DO NOT KNOW THE SOURCE OF PERSONALLY.

ps. also to the gentlemen who posted

[news.bbc.co.uk]
[news.bbc.co.uk]

The first shows that cannabis is less carcinogenic than tobacco, not un-carcinogenic. The second shows that cannabis stops the reactivation of a virus when in close proximity to THC and is a long way of meaning that smoking cannabis is beneficial even for this form of cancer. :)



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I was round a friends last night, 3 of us scored what appeared to be ok weed off someone who is usually sound. I was just eager to smoke and we were chatting and i was not paying a great deal of attention to what i was rolling. We all skinned one up for ourselves and about half way through i thought to myself the weed was very harsh. About ten minutes after we had finished, one of my mates starts complaining he is feeling fucked up. We thought he was just being paranoid at first, was complaining of dizziness, breathing difficulties and his heart starting to race. We just tried to calm him down but after a few more minutes he is getting very stressed worried and asking we call an ambulance. As it went on he got worse couldn't stand and said his heart was pounding and he continually felt like he was blacking out. We called an ambulance for him and as time went on he was clutching his chest and saying he could not open his hands. He had been taken to hospital and i have since received a text to say he is ok but have not spoken to him yet to find out exactly whats wrong.

Today i have checked the weed more thoroughly and it is definitely contaminated, I have flicked and shaken the bag vigorously which has left a fair amount of a yellow dusty substance at the bottom. I tipped this out and it appears to be a very fine sand like material that feels abrasive. The dust has a sweet peppery smell that only slightly resembles cannabis. When the weed is smoked, about halfway down it becomes very harsh on the lungs and back of the throat and causes a mild dry cough. Afterwards i had experienced mild pains at the sides of my head, pulsating type of sensation and slight tingling feelings in my limbs. Today my chest has been very tight and have had a headache for most of the day. I have smoked this type of contaminated weed before and had similar symptoms and have also come across other types of wax and oily contaminants. Usually we are careful what we smoke as experienced and are well aware of the vast amounts of crap on the UK streets. My friend had been complaining of occasional chest pains recently but i have no doubt this grit weed has aggravated it but maybe caused a panic reaction i do not know yet.

Long post but i needed to get this off my chest (def no pun intended). I am worried for my friend and furious at the hypocrisy, idiocy, misinformation, corruption, lack of real compassion etc etc that the elected criminals who run this country continually demonstrate. People need to be educated especially the youth, apathy, ignorance and greed should be criminalities not fucking ganja!

To quote one of the real great artists of the twentieth century "The more people smoke herb, the more Babylon fall."



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Hi Che,

Thanks for the detailed post - very informative.

One question - does the dust bind together when rubbed with slightly moist fingers, as Kief usually does or does it just act like sand ?

Che,

Sorry to hear that but it is down to you check before you buy or grow your own, and thats the harsh reality untill legislation is approved.

Visit www.protestlondon.co.uk and express your anger where it would make a bigger impact.

just been on the protest london page. good idea, but the guy clearly needs help with proof-reading, both on the website and his letter to gords

Yeah thanks Che, I'll see what I can do to bring attention to your post. We need to be able to get suspect cannabis analysed.

As regards the London protest, it's supposed to be a medi weed demo as I understand it. We have a thread about it here

Derek

Webteam UKCIA

Hi Guys,

Im looking to build a grow cabinet for my first grow. As advised by many growing your own is the way forward to stear clear of conaminated skunk......can anyone help me on how to get started? possibly talk me through and monitor my progress via webcam during the grow.

Any tips would be appreciated.please PM them to me as this thread is for skunk contamination and not growing tips.

PJ

UK420

Oh - it's illegal, but you know that anyway I guess :)

Derek

Webteam UKCIA

ahhh, but that depends on what im growing....in my defence...I am planning to grow tropical fruit.

:)

We really need to get together a central resource for testing weed for contamination. There seems to be so many different types around at the moment its really difficult to tell if your bud is good.

I've now got to the stage where i won't smoke anything that i'm not 100% happy with.

Che - any update on your friend?

does anyone know if this contamination is only with the weed that comes from the netherlands or is it growers in the uk playing up too?