Comments on: The puritan spin machine in action… http://www.pigdogfucker.com/2008/02/06/is-our-drugs-policy-set-by-misguided-people-or-evil-people/ Fuck you in the arse and the eye Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:24:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: PDF http://www.pigdogfucker.com/2008/02/06/is-our-drugs-policy-set-by-misguided-people-or-evil-people/#comment-17581 PDF Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:11:39 +0000 http://www.pigdogfucker.com/2008/02/06/is-our-drugs-policy-set-by-misguided-people-or-evil-people/#comment-17581 All these years I’ve been wondering what was going on with your mum's Shane McGowan look… All these years I’ve been wondering what was going on with your mum’s Shane McGowan look…

]]> By: Larry Teabag http://www.pigdogfucker.com/2008/02/06/is-our-drugs-policy-set-by-misguided-people-or-evil-people/#comment-17476 Larry Teabag Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:45:33 +0000 http://www.pigdogfucker.com/2008/02/06/is-our-drugs-policy-set-by-misguided-people-or-evil-people/#comment-17476 All these years I've been wondering what was going on with your Shane McGowan look... All these years I’ve been wondering what was going on with your Shane McGowan look…

]]> By: Jim Bliss http://www.pigdogfucker.com/2008/02/06/is-our-drugs-policy-set-by-misguided-people-or-evil-people/#comment-17473 Jim Bliss Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:54:33 +0000 http://www.pigdogfucker.com/2008/02/06/is-our-drugs-policy-set-by-misguided-people-or-evil-people/#comment-17473 Note: I've just read that Guardian article. I'm very interested in reading the results of the studies currently being compiled in the UK. Not the headline soundbites that make a newspaper column, but the actual details. I'd be very surprised if they discovered anything other than what's already been discovered by the US studies (i.e. that cannabis strength has not changed significantly, but that the stronger varieties -- which have always been available -- are getting a slightly higher "market share" than was previously the case. Note: I’ve just read that Guardian article. I’m very interested in reading the results of the studies currently being compiled in the UK. Not the headline soundbites that make a newspaper column, but the actual details. I’d be very surprised if they discovered anything other than what’s already been discovered by the US studies (i.e. that cannabis strength has not changed significantly, but that the stronger varieties — which have always been available — are getting a slightly higher “market share” than was previously the case.

]]> By: Jim Bliss http://www.pigdogfucker.com/2008/02/06/is-our-drugs-policy-set-by-misguided-people-or-evil-people/#comment-17471 Jim Bliss Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:44:43 +0000 http://www.pigdogfucker.com/2008/02/06/is-our-drugs-policy-set-by-misguided-people-or-evil-people/#comment-17471 As it happens, I suspect I was identified as a "Druggie Writer" many years ago (when I edited a zine extolling the virtues of a harm-reduction approach to recreational drug use and received occasional visits from the police as a result), so the horse has already bolted on that one. A few months back I published <a href="http://numero57.net/?p=186" rel="nofollow">a short piece</a> on my blog regarding the myth of stronger cannabis. And it is a myth. In reality, aside from anecdotal evidence such as your own experience*, there's no statistical evidence that cannabis has gotten stronger since the early 1970s when the first studies were carried out. * Even the anecdotal evidence is kind of dubious. I too have noticed that over the years, the cannabis I've been smoking is stronger and better quality (less adulterants). But I suspect that's down to a number of factors, one of which, I admit, is the greater availability of quality weed as opposed to soap-bar hash (the Moroccan trucker's arse brand). But just as important is the fact that these days I can afford to buy an ounce of quality weed when I want, whereas 15 years ago, I was looking for the cheapest teenth available in North London. These days I seek quality over cheapness. As it happens, I suspect I was identified as a “Druggie Writer” many years ago (when I edited a zine extolling the virtues of a harm-reduction approach to recreational drug use and received occasional visits from the police as a result), so the horse has already bolted on that one. A few months back I published a short piece on my blog regarding the myth of stronger cannabis.

And it is a myth. In reality, aside from anecdotal evidence such as your own experience*, there’s no statistical evidence that cannabis has gotten stronger since the early 1970s when the first studies were carried out.

* Even the anecdotal evidence is kind of dubious. I too have noticed that over the years, the cannabis I’ve been smoking is stronger and better quality (less adulterants). But I suspect that’s down to a number of factors, one of which, I admit, is the greater availability of quality weed as opposed to soap-bar hash (the Moroccan trucker’s arse brand). But just as important is the fact that these days I can afford to buy an ounce of quality weed when I want, whereas 15 years ago, I was looking for the cheapest teenth available in North London. These days I seek quality over cheapness.

]]> By: Geoff http://www.pigdogfucker.com/2008/02/06/is-our-drugs-policy-set-by-misguided-people-or-evil-people/#comment-17467 Geoff Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:27:44 +0000 http://www.pigdogfucker.com/2008/02/06/is-our-drugs-policy-set-by-misguided-people-or-evil-people/#comment-17467 Not entirely sure whether cannabis itself causes your teeth to fall out - falling asleep stoned on the sofa before you can brush your teeth however.... Not entirely sure whether cannabis itself causes your teeth to fall out – falling asleep stoned on the sofa before you can brush your teeth however….

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