It's not normal weed. Some fucked-up spice, class A, can't-think-let-a-lone-move shit. Doesn't sound good to me, but it depends what flicks your switch, and the light is on and burning brightly for the masses ...
Herbal cannabis can take years to cause psychosis, the synthetic version can trigger an episode within hours
Experts also warned super-strength skunk now makes up 90 per cent of herbal cannabis sold. Doctors say the ‘hash’ smoked by older generations can now scarcely be found in the UK.
An article in medical journal The Lancet Psychiatry says there is an urgent need to explore how the drug can be made safer.
Co-author Professor Sir Robin Murray, of the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London, said: ‘You can go psychotic within a night with synthetic cannabinoids.
The drug can also cause a psychotic episode, dubbed ‘spiceophrenia’, which wears off only after a few days. Spice’s rise comes as soaring numbers also use skunk – cannabis without seeds which is prevented from pollinating so more energy goes into its trichomes, the tiny hairs which create THC. As it has more THC, skunk is around four times more powerful than the herbal cannabis smoked by hippies in the 1970s.
Dr Amir Englund of King’s College London, lead author of the Lancet article, said skunk could now make up 90 per cent of the UK cannabis market.
He added: ‘There may be a market-driven reason, such as heavy users preferring the stronger varieties.
‘But we have heard from clinicians who are trying to encourage people back to the herbal, more traditional forms of cannabis, that their patients have had difficulty finding these.
‘Types like hash are very difficult to come across, they are not very prevalent any more.’ The number of cannabis users seeking treatment has soared by more than 50 per cent in eight years. In 2013/14, the most recent year for which figures are available, 11,821 sought help, mainly for addiction. This compared to 7,579 in 2005/06.
This may be due to the rise of skunk, which as well as containing more THC, has lower cannabidiol (CBD) levels. The ratio is important as cannabidiol has been found to counteract THC, making the drug less addictive.
The experts suggested guidelines could be introduced on safer cannabis use, similar to the 14-unit weekly alcohol limit.
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A man who deliberately got arrested for shoplifting so he could make money selling drugs in prison has been jailed for a year.
Kevin Hancock is thought to be one of the first in the country sentenced under new laws to tackle the supply of drugs formally known as "legal highs".
At Sheffield Crown Court, he admitted possession of a psychoactive substance with intent to supply.
The 40-year-old, from Rotherham, also admitted theft and six other charges.
Police said Hancock was seen stealing a bottle of whisky on 15 June in a Tesco store in Rotherham. Officers also found heroin inside a Kinder egg capsule he was carrying.
Further searches found he was carrying the drug spice.
'Untested substances'
Acting Det Ch Insp Graham Bulmer, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "One of the main aspects of the law change was to make it illegal to possess or supply psychoactive substances in prison and Hancock told officers that he'd deliberately got arrested for shoplifting so that he could make more money selling spice in prison.
"This new legislation can only help us in our fight to protect and educate vulnerable people about illegal and untested substances and punish those, like Hancock, who use psychoactive substances for their own gain."
In May, the Psychoactive Substances Act was passed by the government, making production and supply of 'legal highs' illegal.
Legislation was revised in January to make possession of psychoactive substances such as spice and black mamba also illegal.
Man set up own arrest to sell spice in prison - BBC News
Shocking footage shows homeless people being turned into the 'walking dead' after taking the drug Spice.
The video, shot in Manchester city centre, captures disturbing scenes of people frozen like statues as the substance takes hold of their whole body.
The city has experienced a surge in ambulance call outs after users have fallen victim to the drug's lethal side effects, with some left keeling over and smashing up their faces.
Meanwhile in Wrexham, north Wales, pictures have emerged of bloody needles and other drug paraphernalia discarded on a bus station floor, alongside images of people 'slumped' against walls and even a flower pot.
Bus driver Gavin Rodda, 35, took the photos to raise awareness of what he calls a 'growing problem' in the Welsh town, particularly with heroin.
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