glass contaminated weed UK

my local paper printed.....

Heartland Evening News 25th Jan 2007

Police Officers are warning drug takers to exercise caution as a contaminated batch of cannabis hits the streets, containing glass.
While not advocating the illegal pass time, Police is advising smokers of Skunk weed type cannabis to be on their guard for microspcopic glass like beads inside their joints.
Initial reprts suggest that smokers of the herbal substance have suffered sore mouths, ulcers and chesty persistant coughs and a tight chest lasting a few days after use.
While government advice already makes it clear cannabis is a substance harmful to health, the risk of glass contamination adds to the additional layer of damage to peoples health.
At a special briefing held at the Justice Centre , Inspector Chris Walton said so far it is a national issue with confirmed cases in various parts of the country.
However the Evening News has been made aware of suspect of batches of Skunk Weed in the area, with the reason for the contamination not known.
"We are putting out an alert about contaminated skunk type cannabis with glass beads in it" said Inspector walton.
"The department of health has recently recieved information suggesting that batches of herbal and skunk type cannabis have microscopic glass like beads in it or possibly ground glass. Labortary tests confirm cases in parts of the country, but as yet there is no information on other types of cannabis such as resin, symptoms include sore mouth, ulcers, chesty persistent coughs and tight chests and allthough already a harmful substance, the risk of glass contamination makes it worse"
Inspector Walton stressed that people should not be smoking the subtance in the first place, but if they do they should look out for grittiness and beware of their sources. The exact potential health harm from this contamination is not yet fully determined however the inhalation of hot glass into the mouth, throat, or lungs should clearly be avoided. Advice on giving up cannabis is available on Center of PoliticalBullshit (sorry Frank)
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so i sent this letter to my mp:

Mr Olner,

I appreciate you felt there was nothing you could do regarding the cannabis contamination I wrote to you about a couple of weeks ago, but cannot understand how you could not pass this information onto anyone else.

It is due to a huge campaign by organisations such as LCA (now de-registered as a political party, and working as a pressure group) that this news in finally getting into the press.

Today the story was featured in the Evening news, so luckily some people may read this and avoid serious problems, however as our MP, I do feel you have a responsibility to your constituants, I have writen to Liz Lynn MEP about this who has said she would write to you.

I gave you the opportunity to protect people, you decided my comments yet again were unreliable or un-necesary, and did nothing to speed up a press release.

I am pleased Police see this as a serious problem and have made it public knowledge, something Mr Olner, that could have won you many supporters in a new election, had you bothered to take it further.

Once again I feel let down, and feel the government has avoided a problem for too long, one of which I understand the French Government have previously advised the Uk about.

Please click on the following links, where you might find a colleague you could discuss this with next time you are in London.

Part 1 - YouTube - ITV Wales - Wales This Week - Contaminated Cannabis - Part 1
Part 2 - YouTube - ITV Wales - Wales This Week - Contaminated Cannabis - Part 2

Sincerely,