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Weed potency hits a 30 year high!

PJ_LukinPJ_Lukin Posts: 2,055
edited June 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080612/ap_on_he_me/marijuana_potency;_ylt=ApDao34F0ZmLSrYf6ESEA54DW7oF

Marijuana potency increased last year to the highest level in more than 30 years, posing greater health risks to people who may view the drug as harmless, according to a report released Thursday by the White House.

The latest analysis from the University of Mississippi's Potency Monitoring Project tracked the average amount of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, in samples seized by law enforcement agencies from 1975 through 2007. It found that the average amount of THC reached 9.6 percent in 2007, compared with 8.75 percent the previous year.

The 9.6 percent level represents more than a doubling of marijuana potency since 1983, when it averaged just under 4 percent.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Excellent news. Why are people alarmed?
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    Means you smoke less and don't damage your lungs as much.

    sounds like a win win to me. whats the problem?
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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,312
    I could have told you that!
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  • Stone Is GodStone Is God Posts: 1,331
    intodeep wrote:
    Means you smoke less and don't damage your lungs as much.

    sounds like a win win to me. whats the problem?

    You'll be saving more money as well because you won't be blowing through your stash as quick. Good news in this slowing economy.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    no wonder i cant wake up for work :rolleyes:
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Proof that selective breeding works.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,436
    PJ_Lukin wrote:
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080612/ap_on_he_me/marijuana_potency;_ylt=ApDao34F0ZmLSrYf6ESEA54DW7oF

    posing greater health risks to people who may view the drug as harmless, according to a report released Thursday by the White House.

    Back when I smoked it, it truly was "harmless." You could get a "four finger lid" :p for $15.... or $25 for the "good shit"! :D Doubt I could handle today's weed!
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • dawngdawng Posts: 644
    Stone Is God wrote:
    You'll be saving more money as well because you won't be blowing through your stash as quick. Good news in this slowing economy.

    Now I know what to spend my stimulus check on :)
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  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 9,979
    I dont trust a government that says alcohol and cigarettes are ok, but a little bud every now and then is sooo bad.

    I still like all 3, together, at a PJ show
  • Flannel ShirtFlannel Shirt Posts: 1,021
    Finally, an explaination for what I sensed was increased paranoia.
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