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I removed this section from Pathology:

"There are now many drug dealers selling cannabis sativa and indica (skunk) it has a gritty coating easily detectable if you roll a bud in your fingers or chew a twig you can feel easily the crystalline coating. The reason for such adulteration is to gain extra weight it does not affect the potency. Please refrain from buying such weed as the only way to combat it is to bycott it."

It does not appear to be related to the Pathology of Silicosis. However the information may be relavant to the topic. The nature of the 'gritty vcoating" or "crystalline coating" and its relation to Silicosis would need to be described.
-Synapse001 13:40, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

http://www.gritweed.co.uk/ everything about it is there, and there are concerns that this may cause silicosis in some users. i think it is relevant to the article, however I am not sure where to add it, nor of specifics. --insertwackynamehere 15:14, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

• It certainly does not belong in the form it was when removed! Wikipedia by necessity and consensus is not a place for medical advice, starting or promoting social movements, illegal drug commerce reform, etc. It would belong in the appropriate marijuana articles under health effects (or whatever the section is called, I'm sure there is one), and I think the reference as it stands now is appropriate (just noticed it or I wouldn't have bothered with all this, but since I already typed it...) There is now just a single sentence with a reference under "Prevalence." Suggestions regarding action people should take with regards to changing the habits of their drug dealer? Not appropriate if well intended. Fitzhugh 06:51, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit]  ?

How do i convince my father to stop grinding stuff in the house? He is closed-minded and would not read this article.

• Please sign your articles using four tildes: ~~~~. In this case it would let others reply on your personal talk page. The four tildes are converted into your username and the date, as you will see here:

--Fitzhugh 06:51, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pneumoconiosis=

Hello all. A recent anonymous edit removed reference to silicosis being a form of pneumoconiosis.

• Could someone confirm this, preferably with a reference, and hopefully explain why?
• I'm even further puzzled when reading the pneumoconiosis article as this states that "Many substances can cause pneumoconiosis including asbestos, talc, coal mine dust, kaolinite, and other metal compounds." Why is lung disease caused by long-term exposure to talc & kaolinite classed as pneumoconiosis but the same to silica does not? And does any know what is meant by "other metal compounds".

Thanks. Theriac 15:40, 7 April 2007 (UTC)