4 Apr, 2019 @ 15:19
1 min read
1

THAT’S SOME REAL SH*T: Cannabis in Spain has ‘dangerous’ levels of faeces due to ‘way it’s smuggled’

cannabis e
Cannabis

THE majority of cannabis sold on the streets of Madrid contains dangerous levels of faecal matter, a new study has revealed.

Analysts examined 90 samples and found dangerous levels of E.coli and the Aspergillus fungus.

The most lethal were the samples found inside plastic ‘acorns’ due to the fact that they are usually smuggled inside someone’s anus.

Lead author Jose Manuel Moreno Perez, from the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, added that 40% also had the ‘aroma of faeces’.

Perez collected samples straight from dealers in the centre of the city and its suburbs to test whether or not the drug was safe for human consumption.

madrid cars
The tests were carried out in Madrid

The study found that 93% of the acorn-shaped samples contained dangerous levels of E.coli bacteria, as did 29.4% of the ‘ingot’ samples.

Some 10% of the cannabis samples were also contaminated with Aspergillus, a dangerous fungus that can cause serious health problems.

Most of the samples tested – 88.3% – were not suitable for consumption.

According to the study, the risks associated with E.coli and Aspergillus are serious enough to make the illegal hashish ‘a public health issue’.

E.coli can cause diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach pains, fever, and blood in faeces.

bacteria
Dangerous levels of E Coli was found in the cannabis

For some it can lead to more serious conditions.

Aspergillus mould can cause serious problems for people who already have lung conditions, like asthma or cystic fibrosis, or in people who have low immunity.

The study added that this is particularly dangerous for cancer patients.

“These patients have a weakened immune system, meaning that an infection caused by the consumption of contaminated or adulterated hashish could be fatal,” it said.

Cannabis is legal to grow in small amounts for personal use in Spain, as it smoking it in private.

It is illegal to buy and sell the drug and to smoke it in public places.

Click here to read more Spain News from The Olive Press.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

GOT A STORY? Contact newsdesk@theolivepress.es or call +34 951 273 575 Twitter: @olivepress

1 Comment

  1. “Consumption in private and small-scale cultivation is legal in Spain” You sure about that Laurence? Then why would people consume what is essentially shit? AND pay inflated prices.!!

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Spains economy e
Previous Story

Andalucia economy could lose €1.1 BILLION in no-deal Brexit, Junta warns

rain
Next Story

APRIL SHOWERS: Malaga braces for a WEEK of rain from TOMORROW as cold front sweeps across Spain

Latest from Health

Go toTop