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Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot

by Ferd Farkel <frdfrkl@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Apr 14, 2008 at 10:44 PM

On Apr 11, 6:23 pm, Rainbowmatrix
<rainbowrockfoundat...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Apr 11, 8:19 pm, Dr John Watson <drj...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I can hear the prohibitionists cheering. Not only do they applaud the
> > jailing of otherwise law abiding citizens, their ineffective policies
ha=
ve
> > given rise to poisoned supplies.
>
> > UKCIA has been warning about contaminated cannabis for over a year
now.
> > Back in December 2006 we were a alerted to the "Grit weed" problem -
> > herbal cannabis containing microscopic glass beads. Things, it seems,
ha=
ve
> > just taken a turn for the worse - much worse.
>
> > The April 10th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has
re****ted=

> > that herbal cannabis in Europe has been found to be contaminated with
le=
ad
> > shot which has produced casualties. Read the re****t here
>
> > The re****t states "Recently, during a period of 3 to 4 months, 29
> > patients (16 to 33 years of age) were admitted to four different
hospita=
ls
> > in the greater Leipzig area (population, approximately 650,000) with
> > classic signs and symptoms of lead intoxication. Twenty of these
patient=
s
> > were admitted to our hospital (University Hospital Leipzig), 16 on an
> > emergency basis (Table 1). The patients presented with abdominal
cramps,=

> > nausea, anemia of varying severity, and fatigue. Most patients had
> > basophilic stippling and a "Burton's line," and some had neurologic
> > symptoms. In other hospitals, one patient had severe encephalopathy
with=

> > hallucinations and peripheral neuropathy with permanent extensor palsy
i=
n
> > the forearm, and another patient underwent exploratory laparoscopy.
>
> > The cause was traced to contaminated cannabis which these people had
> > smoked. Lead is being added because it not only increases weight, but
is=

> > all but invisible by virtue of its colour.
>
> > "The current working hypothesis of the police is that because of its
> > high specific gravity and inconspicuous grayish color, lead was used
to
> > increase the weight of street marijuana sold by the gram and thereby
to
> > maximize profits among dealers. In the material that was obtained, the
> > lead content on average was 10% by weight, which translates into a
profi=
t
> > increase of approximately EURO 1,000 ($1,500.00) per kilogram of
marijua=
na.
> > Lead particles smoked in a joint, which can have a core temperature of
> > 1200=B0C,2 are very effectively absorbed in the respiratory tract. The
> > medical community, including pediatricians,3 should consider
adulterated=

> > marijuana as a potential source of lead intoxication."
>
> > More:http://ukcia.org/wordpress/
>
> > --
> > Dr John Watson
> > Baker Street
>
> Have an interest in the Mold that is growing on the plants and the
> hallucinogenic effect that this may have on users Any Ideas or
> literature?
> also heard a rumour that the plants being grown are kept in the same
> environment as the generators so that the CO2
> is absorbed by the plants maybe the lead is being absorbed if these
> accounts are true !

Mold s****es in your lungs is a recipe for pneumonia.  It'll
croak you before it does you any good.
 




 23 Posts in Topic:
Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
Dr John Watson <drjohn  2008-04-11 11:19:39 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
"Aidy" <noem  2008-04-11 11:22:37 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
M_P <m_p@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-04-11 09:32:36 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
Svenne <tvaerskaegg@[E  2008-04-11 17:07:29 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
M_P <m_p@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-04-11 10:31:25 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
Svenne <tvaerskaegg@[E  2008-04-11 17:39:50 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
"Sla#s" <phi  2008-04-11 22:06:01 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
Ferd Farkel <frdfrkl@[  2008-04-14 22:42:07 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
bobbie sellers <bliss@  2008-04-15 07:41:36 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
Rainbowmatrix <rainbow  2008-04-11 15:23:03 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
Dr John Watson <drjohn  2008-04-12 11:49:55 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
Rainbowmatrix <rainbow  2008-04-12 21:00:19 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
Ferd Farkel <frdfrkl@[  2008-04-14 22:44:49 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
"5trfg6h7" <  2008-04-12 16:26:50 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
bobbie sellers <bliss@  2008-04-12 07:47:24 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
"5trfg6h7" <  2008-04-13 17:20:11 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
bobbie sellers <bliss@  2008-04-13 12:15:15 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
pj <pj@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-04-15 21:02:09 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
Svenne <tvaerskaegg@[E  2008-04-12 16:11:36 
Re: Warning: Cannabis contaminated with lead shot
pxhxz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-04-14 15:30:15 
Police, feds raiding Seattle's indoor marijuana growers in 'Oper
"5trfg6h7" <  2008-04-24 16:28:05 
Re: Police, feds raiding Seattle's indoor marijuana growers in
M_P <m_p@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-04-24 10:46:49 
Re: Police, feds raiding Seattle's indoor marijuana growers in
ganjagav@[EMAIL PROTECTED  2008-04-25 21:03:58 

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