Josh Torrance
joshtorrance.bsky.social
Josh Torrance
@joshtorrance.bsky.social
Finishing a PhD in policing drugs. Harm reduction, welfare, drug markets, drug diversion.
Interestingly, I think vaping GBL liquid would work fine. Please no one try this for science.
April 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
And also, LSD would completely break down long before the temperature at which VG/PG is commonly vaped at, so it would be a miracle if you could get high from vaping LSD. If someone wants to try it for science I'm all ears but yeah, no.
April 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"Last year, one girl aged 14 had her vape spiked with suspected GHB, known as a date rape drug"

🫣
April 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
"Meanwhile, the damage to the urinary tract caused by intensive ketamine use can cause debilitating abdominal pain known as “K-cramps”"

Hate to be that nit picky guy, but ket cystitis and k cramps are two totally different mechanisms.
March 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
But whichever way you slice it, Q1 of 2024 was very, very, very ketty compared to Q1 of 2023.

Is anyone listening yet? 😅

www.gov.uk/government/p...
Wastewater analysis: Measuring illicit drug consumption in 2023 and 2024
www.gov.uk
March 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Home Office claims this reflects use prevalence. I say that's a little brave given a couple of variables, including rainwater throwing the numbers out and the surprisingly common trend for people to throw ket down the sink because the minimum purchase amount is more than they wanted for one evening.
March 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
And if it does, this makes quality welfare provision at events all the more important.
March 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
UK public spending cuts from 2010 to 2019 led to 190,000 excess deaths. Worth noting UK population is roughly one fifth of the US.

blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
February 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Hey don't be mean, Volkswagen golfs are decent cars!
February 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
4/4 ...for now at least, you can buy THCa flower and extracts in the UK, look at them, smell them, but not smoke them 😂
February 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
3/4 ...or synthesis, including within the body if ingested"

Essentially, once THCa is smoked it becomes THC, and is therefore illegal.

These companies are operating in a legal grey area. Who knows how long this will last, but...
February 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
2/4 "THCA as an isolated substance, in its pure form, would not be controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act. It is readily converted to THC, which is a controlled substance. So a substance containing THC-a could well become controlled by virtue of active or passive conversion...
February 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM