Oh Ms Juice
I have been saying the same for years .
But there will always be some one telling the same old wives tales .
I do believe " some " weed may have been treated with early water . From boiling opium to make morphine . But the steam would have several drugs along side the opium . Some of which are actually stimulants .
All the Thai sticks having opiates . Urban myth .
ill just quote these two , but the other posts are worth mention also about the subject ,Me:"Where can I get the Thai Stick dipped in opium?"
Thai Woman:"Silly round eye, it's a myth made up by the Thais to sell more weed to tourists."
Sums up what I've been told by Thais.
If you've been to SEA you would know the people are wonderful but full of bullshit, the average person doesn't have much money and it's very common to con tourists, it's how there feeding there family.
i would add it just wouldnt be commercially viable to do this either , firstly the cost of opium , and secondly the logistics of getting it from one part of thailand to another to mix it ,
the thai sticks were not grown in the same area as the opium ,
so someone would have to transport either tonnes of sticks , or tonnes of water or opium , this is not doable ,
perhaps someone once saw or tried some opium laced weed , but its very very unlikely it was available commercially and exported in large amounts for everyone to try ,
it is as mentioned an urban myth ,
it was just strong weed , there was nothing added to it to make it so...
sure it makes for a fun western story , but its not based on any facts ...