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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
A scientific study published in 2000 in the Journal of Forensic Sciences (JFS) found that the potency (THC content) of confiscated cannabis in the United States (US) rose from "approximately 3.3% in 1983 and 1984", to "4.47% in 1997". It also concluded that "other major cannabinoids (i.e., CBD, CBN, and CBC)" (other chemicals in cannabis) "showed no significant change in their concentration over the years". [49] More recent research undertaken at the University of Mississippi's Potency Monitoring Project [50] has found that average THC levels in cannabis samples between 1975 and 2007 have increased from 4% in 1983 to 9.6% in 2007. |
Well slap my ass and call me Sally.
A 5% increase sure seems like it is much much more. One thing I do know that what was considered high-end stuff even 30 years ago compared to todays stuff is like the difference between sipping a wine cooler and slugging back 6 shots of Sauza.