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UK: MP warns over 'cannabis laced with crack'

Islington Gazette

Wednesday 05 Nov 2008

SKUNK laced with crack-cocaine is being sold by dealers in Islington to hook unwary pot smokers, Emily Thornberry MP has warned.

Batches of the drug - already 20 times more powerful than regular pot - are being dusted with the Class A substance to ramp up its potency.

The MP for Islington South and Finsbury was told of the phenomenon by Islington's probation service, which has heard reports from users.

Ms Thornberry said: "The probation service told me some skunk is being laced with crack, and addiction builds up quickly. It is important this issue is looked in to."

The active ingredient in cannabis, THC, is not thought to be physically addictive. Crack-cocaine is recognised as one of the most addictive. It raises the prospect of casual cannabis users - many of whom are as young as 13 - unwittingly taking the dangerous drug.

Harry Shapiro, an expert at drug charity Drugscope, said he had only heard of it being done once before, although he added that it was never substantiated. He said: "I can't get my head around why anybody would want to do that."

He added: "From a user's point of view it would create a different sort of high. With unsubstantiated stories of this kind, we have to be careful."

An Islington police spokeswoman said: "We have not received any reports of this in Islington.

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