Cannabis sold in Spain tested positive for high levels of feces

Sometimes cannabis can contain more than their powerful psychoactive oils. According to a new Spanish study, they could also have feces.
The pharmacologist Jose Manuel Moreno Perez studied 90 samples of cannabis resins that he had collected in Madrid, the capital of the country.
Based on his badysis, three-quarters had traces of Aspergillus fungi and E. coli bacteria
. About 40% of them still carried fecal odor.
Methods and results
Hashish, which Spaniards call chocolate, is illegal in the country except for personal and growing use. For the search, Perez had to secretly ask for supplies by going to various bars, suburbs and streets.
Using his own money, he bought 90 cannabis resins from various sources. Some of them were called bellotas or wrapped in plastic "tbadels". The others were ingots.
He then badyzed the composition and found
93% of these bellota had high levels of E. Coli. The amount in each gram was even 500 times the maximum established for marijuana by the United States.
About 10% contained Aspergillus, which can weaken the immune system and cause severe allergic reactions.
and infections. About 88% were not fit for human consumption.
Why is there fecal matter?
The idea that cannabis resins, at least on the streets of Madrid, may contain fecal matter is disgusting, but Perez thinks it has something to do with the delivery route and the l & # 39; origin of the product.
Most of the acorn-wrapped hashish, which contained the highest levels of faecal bacteria, could come from Morocco. Over there, drugged mules swallowed the pellets, neutralizing the acids in their stomachs with yogurt.
When they arrive in Spain, they will then consume a laxative to be able to expel cannabis resins from their bodies.
In contrast, only 29.4% of the bricks or ingots showed high traces of excrement. Most of them arrived in the country by speedboats.
Fear for public health
Some experts believe that the study is small to be conclusive. For Perez and his team, his research, now published in Forensic Science International
, is a wake-up call to the possible dangers of cannabis for human health.
"The quantities of bacteria that we have found are appalling.The problem is not just inhalation.Hashish is constantly handled [by users] with their hands, "said
Inmaculada Santos, co-author of the study.
For those who believe they can get rid of fecal microorganisms with burning, Perez reminded them that there was no filter in cannabis. They inhale not only smoke but also particles.
At the present time, some studies suggest that cannabis use may increase the risk of psychotic episodes
. In Colorado, edible versions have caused a spike in emergency visits
.