For the vast majority of people who enjoy cannabis, weed is perfectly satisfying on its own. For a few, however, marijuana is an ideal delivery method for other, harder drugs. And when you mix another substance with cannabis, you end up with what we call “laced weed”. But what is laced weed, really?
In this guide, we explain what laced weed is and how its different from other laced drugs. We also lay out the dangers of consuming weed that’s laced with other substances and the precautions you can take to avoid it.
Because in every instance, you’re going to want to avoid laced weed. But first, you have to know: what is laced weed exactly?
What Is Laced Weed?
The process of creating “polydrug” combinations by mixing different substances together is called lacing.
In other words, a “laced” drug is one that’s been blended in some fashion with another narcotic.
But sometimes, drugs are laced with substances, often dangerous or deadly ones, that no one (in their right mind, at least) would consume by itself.
Any drug can be laced with another substance. But when it comes to cannabis, lacing can be especially harmful. And that’s because marijuana users generally aren’t looking for a hard drug experience.
And that brings us to the often unspoken aspect of laced drugs and laced weed in particular: lacing is often done without the knowledge of the person consuming the drug.
Sometimes, it’s hard to tell without using it if some weed has been laced with another drug. And furthermore, different additives can produce wildly unpredictable results.
Still, one of the most common types of polydrugs is marijuana laced with other substances that enhance or otherwise increase the drugs’ effects.