I am 25. A significant reason for my emigration from the UK was my inability to get away from cocaine use in London. I was using up to 3 nights a week. I had a wide and varied social circle and I would say at least 75% of my friends and associates across a range of ages and professions were using the drug on a weekly basis; with many going on all night benders every Friday and Saturday until dawn. Of course there were many other, more important reasons for leaving, but escaping the bugle in London is impossible - just run your finger along the cistern in any toilet used publicly in London and you should be able to rack yourself up a usable line....I see no solution to this problem as it is easily available and affordable to the majority of people in this country.

Duke, Belgrade, Serbia

I would not be surprised to learn that entrepreneurs had got into bed with genetic scientists to modify cannabis. The important point about Skunk, or Hydro, is that it is hydroponically grown - force fed petrochemical nutrients & artificial light - and is as far as one could get from an organic plantation in Morocco.
Personally skunk is too strong for me and I refuse to consume it. Having once made the comparison I can believe stories of increasing incidences of induced psychosis & schizophrenia.
And I lay the blame for that squarely on the shoulders of the lackeys who dared to make a humble and inspirational herb illegal in the first place. They believed the lies of others and passed them on to us.
Is it any wonder that anyone in the supply chain sees economic value in transporting product of higher concentration?
Is it any wonder that a young adult exploring hes world wonders what else they have been deceived about?
Perhaps that is precisely why cocaine consumption is on the up.

Eric, Magerafelt, NI

@TONY:
Genetically Modifying Cannabis? There is nothing of the sort, please provide evidence.

This “skunk cannabis” they keep talking about has not been modified in anyway. The cannabis contains a high percentage of THC. The evidence that cannabis is stronger now than it was 20 years ago is very unreliable.

For instance, most cannabis smoked 20 years ago was grown in the likes of Morocco and imported into England rather than “homegrown” as today.
THC degrades over time, mainly due to exposure to light, therefore, after weeks spent laid out in the hot Moroccan sun, the quality had degraded substantially and in turn lowering the percentage of THC.

Just think about this logically for a second.... Alcohol has many different products, spirits, larger, wine, all of different strengths and quality; it’s exactly the same with cannabis.
Is one brand of larger stronger than the other? Of course it is but that doesn't mean its any worse or better?

Andy, England,