How to spot cut cannabis

Cut cannabis is one of the black market's worst tricks. In order to increase the weight of his bag and reduce his cost price, the perfidious dealer can cut his merchandise to the detriment of consumers.

How to spot cut weed

«Hey, check out the crazy crystals on that head». Unfortunately, they're not trichomes but crushed glass residue. While the retailer who sells you the 20-balls often has nothing to do with the sprinkling, the wholesaler can be blamed. Crushed glass is the most common cut used on weed in France. A magnifying glass or a microscope will reveal the crushed glass bowl. The magnifying glass is also useful if the weed looks salty or sweet. These two inexpensive substances make it possible to increase weight at lower cost.

Here are a few tips for spotting grass clippings.

Crushed glass I'll say, «Don't you have a CD for me to crumble? Far from looking like a fool, the CD will serve as a witness. When preparing the joint, rub the crumbs into the jacket. If scratches appear on the CD, grass contains ground glass or other non-original substance. «Dad I scratched your record but thanks to this, I knew I had cut weed».

Detergent and soap Take an extract of weed and plunge it into a glass of water. Stir vigorously. If foam forms, not good.

Petrol or fuel oil Totally disgusting yet true, some weed can be coated in fuel (very rare). Pass a flame over a head that looks damp. If the head catches fire, the weed is cut.

Colorant Waa look, he told me it was Purple too good». To be sure that the pochetard is indeed a rare commodity, all you have to do is grind the first joint. If the inside of the heads isn't the same purple as the outside, you're out.

Fragrance and chemical additives If the grass doesn't smell like grass, it's because an odorant additive has been mixed in. She looked so good... but not recommended for consumption.

Sugar Brown sugar is used for its low cost and similarity to the color of trichomes. If your weed is very sticky, it can be cut. But it can also be very resinous. Glucose tests are available from chemists for the more determined.

In the United States, weed is sometimes mixed with other drugs such as methamphetamine or cocaine. The aim is to induce an extreme high to build customer loyalty. But generally speaking, cut weed is disappearing, as American consumers are now more sensitive to the quality of the product. The various legalizations also mean that product quality is improving, even on the black market.

How to spot cut hashish

Hashish is the most easily culpable cannabis product. Being kief compressed, you can incorporate anything and everything when creating it. If the cuts are made correctly, the average consumer will see little difference.

Here are the products that can be found in our dear hashish from the French black market: shoe polish, tires, henna, coffee, charcoal, used oil, plastic, candle wax and the classic camel dung.

Sometimes you can see the cut as soon as it crumbles. Pieces of shit catch fire or fall apart, revealing a different material. Appearance can also be a clue. Very soft, almost waxy hash, known as kerosene, is more likely to be found at the bottom of a dustbin than in your joints.

To spot a cut pot, there are two fairly simple but radically effective techniques.

Taste When comparing two joints in a row containing an equivalent dose of tobacco, the taste may be different. If the effects also differ between two joints, the hashish has certainly been cut.

The smoke Smoking: always at the same dose of teushi and tobacco, the smoke produced can be a clue. A smoke when lit can be a sign of cut hashish.

The symptoms of cut cannabis

Generally speaking, cut cannabis will only hurt your wallet. But you can sometimes feel the physical effects of adulterated products: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, sensitivity to light, hallucinations, itchy eyes, heaviness of the eyes, difficulty breathing, tachycardia, paranoia...

The Americans have virtually solved the problem of cut cannabis by legalizing it - but it is now subject to the pesticides and heavy metals. On our side of the Atlantic, on the other hand, it's always difficult to know whether your cannabis has been cut.

Legalizing cannabis would give French consumers access to quality substances.