Cannabis is being adulterated with dangerous synthetics, Citizens’ Assembly hears

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  1. Sounds like it’s time to legalise for recreational use. That way we can regulate manufacture and distribution quality to make sure that there are no harmful substances artificially introduced into this 100% organic product. Also, I’m sure the increased tax revenue would be useful.

    It would be nice to see certain tax incomes like this or cigarettes ringfenced and specifically used for healthcare.

  2. Such a large percent smoke it so legalise it as they won’t stop and people should not be criminals because of it.

  3. If only there was a way to regulate, such a thing, I wonder how many people drank toxic and poisonous alcohol during the prohibition times.

    “An estimated 10,000 people died of alcohol poisoning during Prohibition from bad bootleg whiskies, tainted gins and a federal government program that added poison to alcohol to frighten folks from imbibing, according to “The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York.”

    [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-prohibition-idUSBRE9B20D120131203](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-prohibition-idUSBRE9B20D120131203)

  4. Its nothing different from medication that has different forms, the strength is adjusted based on the THC molecule produced synthetically. Whether cannabis is produced naturally or synthetically the toxicity profile is not changed. Only the concentration to elicit an effect is increased or decreased. Increased awareness and information will help prevent the issues synthetic cannabis has been subject to.

  5. They are trying so hard to get this to fail before it even starts, medical talking heads on the radio channels every week going full Reefer Madness, the Guards crying about all the extra work Legalisation will entail when they already cba doing the jobs they have now..

    The CA will kick the can 10 years down the road and say it’s for the sake of the children. In this country the majority of us get punished for the bad actions of a minority. Same way we have a sugar tax and minimum unit pricing on alcohol, shit parents and shakey jakeys who won’t take responsibility for their actions mean the rest of us get fucked. This will be no different.

  6. The only reason synthetic THC was developed was to exploit a legal loophole due to prohibition.
    These people, the scare mongerers regarding this citizens assembly are antiquated.
    The collective will of many countries is for legalisation, indeed Germany will be doing it in the near future. Once this happens the European market will really open up. There will literally be no need for cannabis tourism

  7. Yes…. cannabis has been adulterated since the fucking 90’s. Everything from glass particulate to unset cement, weed soaked in coco cola then dried out….. to make it weigh more and look sparkly, raid fly spray was very popular *spray some on the bud and people are thinking the weed is mad strong, it’s too fucked up.

    I buy from a home grower only, it pains me seeing people pay crazy prices for trash sprayed weed. Top shelf bud that’s been flushed and cured properly should be €10 per gram max.

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