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Some more government misinformation:

WASHINGTON - 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.



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steakii

Wow, so people have to get less smoke in their lungs for the same effect and it is somehow worse for them.


This makes perfect sense

Buzzby

Props to the growers! I'm always glad to hear that the average quality of weed available to the general public has improved. More potent weed is better for you because you don't have to smoke as much to get where you want to go.

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mtvesuvius

I just found this new article from USA Today
(Report: Marijuana potency rises - USATODAY.com)
that says mj potency has risen .85% since last year, and has effectively doubled its potency since 1983.

They worded it to sound like this is a horrible thing and all our children are going to go insane now because they can't handle the increase!

What do you guys think ?

sterbo

An unfortunate continuance of the ignorance surrounding marijuana.
Obviously, and just like everything else we take, we self adjust the amount based on potency and what works best for us as individuals...

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dedbr

DC: Study: Marijuana Potency Increases In 2007

6/12/08/ONDCP.com/HOPE YEN

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 White House? Holy shit, we're in trouble now.....Ded )

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.

"Today's report makes it more important than ever that we get past outdated, anachronistic views of marijuana," said John Walters, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.

(I agree that you need to get past your views, Johhny Boy.....Ded..)

He cited baby boomer parents who might have misguided notions that the drug contains the weaker potency levels of the 1970s.

"Marijuana potency has grown steeply over the past decade, with serious implications in particular for young people," Walters said.

(Save the kids, bla bla bla.........Ded)

He cited the risk of psychological, cognitive and respiratory problems, and the potential for users to become dependent on drugs such as cocaine and heroin.

(Gateway drug? Jesus, I can't believe they are still citing the gateway theory....Ded)

While the drug's potency may be rising, marijuana users generally adjust to the level of potency and smoke it accordingly, said Dr. Mitch Earleywine, who teaches psychology at the State University of New York in Albany and serves as an adviser for marijuana advocacy groups.

"Stronger cannabis leads to less inhaled smoke," he said.

The White House office attributed the increases in marijuana potency to sophisticated growing techniques that drug traffickers are using at sites in the United States and Canada.

A report from the office last month found that a teenager who has been depressed in the past year was more than twice as likely to have used marijuana than teenagers who have not reported being depressed — 25 percent compared with 12 percent.

The study said marijuana use increased the risk of developing mental disorders by 40 percent.

"The increases in marijuana potency are of concern since they increase the likelihood of acute toxicity, including mental impairment," said Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which funded the University of Mississippi study.

"Particularly worrisome is the possibility that the more potent THC might be more effective at triggering the changes in the brain that can lead to addiction," Volkow said.

(Lord they pour it thick when they get started, huh? Ded)

But there's no data showing that a higher potency in marijuana leads to more addiction, Earleywine said, and marijuana's withdrawal symptoms are mild at best.

"Mild irritability, craving for marijuana and decreased appetite — I mean those are laughable when you talk about withdrawal from a drug.

Caffeine is worse."

The project analyzed data on 62,797 cannabis samples, 1,302 hashish samples, and 468 hash oil samples obtained primarily from seizures by law enforcement agencies in 48 states since 1975.

On the Net:
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy: Office of National Drug Control Policy

The Associated Press: Study: Marijuana potency increases in 2007

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Vicki

What a load of horse shit. So, maybe the potency has increased. They are grasping at straws trying to find any way to make marijuana look evil, including exaggerating things as well.

Of course if the marijuana is more potent, I adjust my dosage, and smoke less. It's similar to a person, in pain, taking an RX med. If it's more potent, you take less. Seems like common sense to me, but we are talking about our government here. It's not like they use common sense much.

And, John Walters is right, we do need to get past outdated, anachronistic views of marijuana. Maybe he should himself.

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dedbr

Thanks Hooks.....

Hookahs

Threads merged.

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Buzzby

I ran a computer simulation based on the annual rate of increase. You'll be glad to know that by the year 2034, the average potency of marijuana will be 106.93% THC.

2008 9.6
2009 10.53
2010 11.56
2011 12.68
2012 13.91
2013 15.26
2014 16.74
2015 18.37
2016 20.15
2017 22.11
2018 24.26
2019 26.62
2020 29.2
2021 32.04
2022 35.15
2023 38.57
2024 42.31
2025 46.42
2026 50.93
2027 55.88
2028 61.31
2029 67.27
2030 73.8
2031 80.97
2032 88.84
2033 97.47
2034 106.93