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Spanish air contains cocaine
Next time you visit Madrid or Barcelona, breathe deeply. Along with the car exhaust, you'll be getting a whiff of cocaine, according to a recent study.The Superior Council of Scientific Investigations tested the air in various barrios in the two cities where drug use is popular, and found trace particles of cannabis, amphetamines, and a host of other drugs besides the ubiquitous Bolivian Marching Powder.
While this may seem like yet another of those headline-grabbing but flawed "scientific studies", having lived in Madrid for the past several years I can believe it. It's not unusual to catch a cloud of ganja while engaged in the simple act of walking down the street, or to walk into a club bathroom and find someone sniffing off the counter (I mean really people, have you no sense of hygiene!!!) The government has recently felt it necessary to start a national advertising campaign to remind people that drugs are, in fact, illegal.
This is something that many travelers forget at their peril. While some Spaniards wink at drug use, the cops will bust your ass same as back home.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Alejandro Jan 26th 2011 11:51AM
"...walk into a club bathroom and find someone sniffing off the counter (I mean really people, have you no sense of hygiene!!!)" WTF!! I don't know what kind of clubs you like but any decent club in Madrid will kick you out if they get the slightest feeling you've been doing drugs. Sniffing off the counter?? you've seen too many movies mate.
I can hardly believe you've lived in Madrid if that is what you think, I'm spanish, I grew up and lived in Spain all my life up until now, and surprisingly, I smoke way more weed abroad than what I used smoke to back home.
It's people like you on fucking vacation/holiday-break that go around looking for, and doing that stuff, ruining some of the very best resorts in the world which Spain has to offer. Basically, the article above is a load of worthless bullshit.
Spain doesn't need or like people like you. Aka fuck off.
Sean McLachlan Jan 26th 2011 11:55AM
I've been living here for six years and cocaine use is a big problem. And yes, it's all over the clubs. Stop smoking that weed and maybe you'd notice.