Sometimes revelations behind the materials used to process the addictive substances we use in drugs or food can knock your brains of.
Many are ignorant like in the case where Nuteez brand peanut butter that has been used for years was later found to be dangerous for human consumption in Kenya.
Another shocking discovery has been made on most cannabis sold on the streets of Madrid which is apparently contaminated with dangerous levels of faecal matter, a study says.
Traces of E.coli bacteria and the Aspergillus fungus were found by analysts who examined 90 samples bought in and around the Spanish capital
The samples that were wrapped up in plastic “acorns” were the worst offenders, reportedly because of the way they are smuggled into the country.
Some 40 percent of these also had the aroma of faeces, the study’s lead author said.
Buying, selling and importing cannabis is against the law in Spain, as is using it in public – although it is technically legal to grow it for personal use, provided it is not publicly visible, and to consume it in private.