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Title: Metal detectorists taken ill eating 'cannabis cakes' in High Melton
Post by: Neil on August 27, 2019, 12:07:45 PM

2 hours ago

Baked goods which are cannabis-infused are sometimes called "space cakes"

A group of metal detectorists had to go to hospital after unknowingly eating cakes apparently spiked with cannabis in a village called High Melton.

Some 13 men and women fell ill at the rally in Doncaster on Saturday night.

A detectorist spokesman said: "People could have died. It was lucky that no children or people on medication with serious health problems ate the cake."

A 48-year-old woman from County Durham was arrested and later released on bail.

Julian Evan-Hart, editor of Treasure Hunting Magazine, said it was a "dreadful incident" but he did not believe it was malevolent.

'Random lunacy'
"I think it was an irresponsible, poorly thought-through joke," he said.

"This isn't a poor reflection on our hobby, the dig organisers or anyone else involved the planning of the event. It's just a case of random lunacy."

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More than a dozen people at the detectorist event were said to have "ingested" the substance
A large fleet of medical staff were called to the scene.

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They included eight ambulances, a rapid response vehicle, two doctors, two clinical supervisors and a Hazardous Area Response Team.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service said two people were treated on the spot.

'Unknown substance'
It said: "Yorkshire Ambulance Service received an emergency call just before 18:30 BST on Saturday to reports of a number of people feeling unwell at a national metal detecting event...

"They had become unwell after ingesting an unknown substance."

Mr Evan-Hart said the cakes were homemade, and had not been sold.



The 13 people admitted to hospital, who came from across the country, were later discharged.


Title: Re: Metal detectorists taken ill eating 'cannabis cakes' in High Melton
Post by: Val Beechey on August 27, 2019, 12:55:36 PM
Can’t understand why anyone would go to those lengths to watch a ground of  detectorists acting daft.
From what I’ve heard of week end rallies a couple or three hours on and they’d have been there without the cake  ;D


Title: Re: Metal detectorists taken ill eating 'cannabis cakes' in High Melton
Post by: Resurgam on August 29, 2019, 08:06:36 AM
Sounds to me like there may have been something more than cannabis in the cake.  ::)


Title: Re: Metal detectorists taken ill eating 'cannabis cakes' in High Melton
Post by: probono on August 29, 2019, 12:51:19 PM
If it was anything like my wife's cooking, they might feel unwell without any additives :D


Title: Re: Metal detectorists taken ill eating 'cannabis cakes' in High Melton
Post by: Dungbeetle on August 29, 2019, 02:57:38 PM
If it was anything like my wife's cooking, they might feel unwell without any additives :D
  You're  a braver  man than me , hope you've  got internet  in your doghouse   to keep  us posted  on developments.   :D :D :D


Title: Re: Metal detectorists taken ill eating 'cannabis cakes' in High Melton
Post by: Greg on August 29, 2019, 04:53:45 PM
If it was anything like my wife's cooking, they might feel unwell without any additives :D
  You're  a braver  man than me , hope you've  got internet  in your doghouse   to keep  us posted  on developments.   :D :D :D

Could be your last post.


Title: Re: Metal detectorists taken ill eating 'cannabis cakes' in High Melton
Post by: daimole on August 31, 2019, 07:39:41 PM
No issue with Detectorists crowding each other they were well Spaced out ::) ;D


Title: Re: Metal detectorists taken ill eating 'cannabis cakes' in High Melton
Post by: probono on September 01, 2019, 10:13:51 PM
No issue with Detectorists crowding each other they were well Spaced out ::) ;D

I'm still alive - even after writing a piece of music called 'How Selfish You Are' (apparently I am for playing the piano!) - and posting it on youtube :) so I should be ok with this - anyway - she doesn't like detecting, so never looks :D


Title: Re: Metal detectorists taken ill eating 'cannabis cakes' in High Melton
Post by: Resurgam on September 05, 2019, 05:11:37 PM
Never say never!!  :o


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