Marijuana potency

[aprild]

Mella.
You are very cute! We'll have to indulge together some day soon.

riceflower, Good point about there not being genetically modified pot--except through cross breeding and natural methods. I agree that anyone who is going to smoke some pot after not having smoked in many years the chronic.

As for smoking less--yes, I know I do. One puff is just about all it takes these days. And I wish it didn't give me the munchies. But everyone is affected differently by different substances.



april

[Blakeyboy1]

Ran across this today and thought of this topic... http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/18/gove...ostpopular


-Blake
http://www.theboysgreatescape.blogspot.com/

[mella l]

Well interesting article, the government's stash! LOL

Here is a quote that is very interesting to me "Since 1968, the National Institute on Drug Abuse has contracted with the university lab to grow, harvest and process marijuana and to ship it to licensed facilities across the country for research purposes. The lab also collects samples of marijuana seized by police to determine its potency and to document national drug trends". And just what have they learned? If I have been studying something since 1968 and being paid to do it I would hope that something was learned, and I'd love to know what has been learned without prejudice.

mella l

[centipede]

Mayor LaGuardia had a report done in the 40's, which advocated legalization. It was ignlored. Nixon had an exhaustive study done in the 70's, and after his own people reported there was no harm in using the stuff, he tossed the report in the trash.

What's been learned is that the government doesn't give a sh!% about the people; only self-interest.

[LeeE]

Potency is now at 100%! [:0]

Obama says he is against legalization because he thinks the potency will go even higher than that.

What a shmuck! []

I say the first local grower to exceed the current level of 100% gets a prize.

"Washington, DC:

NORML’s criticism of an Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) report alleging that the average strength of cannabis is now at an all-time high has drawn a heated response from the Drug Czar’s office. NORML’s critique, which appeared in an essay on the HuffingtonPost.com as well as in select newspapers, countered the White House’s claim that today’s marijuana averages 9.6 percent THC (pot’s primary psychoactive component) or is particularly dangerous to health.

Armentano wrote, “[B]y the University of Mississippi’s (which conducted the study) own admission, the average THC in domestically grown marijuana - which comprises the bulk of the US market - is less than five percent, a figure that’s remained unchanged for nearly a decade.” He continued, “THC - regardless of potency - is non-toxic and incapable of causing a fatal overdose.

Currently, doctors may legally prescribe a FDA-approved pill that contains 100 percent THC, and curiously, nobody at the University of Mississippi or at the Drug Czar’s office seems particularly concerned about it....”"

[mella l]

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What's been learned is that the government doesn't give a sh!% about the people; only self-interest.

Sorry mustn't be too subtle. My point presisesly we've been paying these salaries for over 41 years and what do we have to show for it????

mella l

[Carey]

Coming from Chicago, long known for follow through in Prohibition, I gotta ask:
Wouldn't government self-interest be better served in taxing, rather than prohibiting?

[JWFITZ]

If people can grow now and avoid prison, I expect they will be able to grow in the future and avoid tax too.

[Blakeyboy1]

Everyone can technically brew beer too but very few do. I call your attention to the discussion of the street value of the government weed... I think our deficit could be significantly reduced if our government go into this business.

-Blake
http://www.theboysgreatescape.blogspot.com/

[LeeE]

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Originally posted by Carey

Coming from Chicago, long known for follow through in Prohibition, I gotta ask:
Wouldn't government self-interest be better served in taxing, rather than prohibiting?

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Carey,

Yes, that's a very good question. From their perspective, the answer is no. If you have a minute, take a look at my postings here regarding money laundering for some info you won't see in the news.

If you really want to answer your question in detail, go to madcowprod.com. Mr. Hopsicker's got the info. Hot stuff!

A recent piece from the UN available online discusses this as well.

My apologies for referring to President Obama as a shmuck, for his hypocrisy. It's actually spelled, "schmuck". Guys got a likeable personality, though.

There was a story in the news today about a young man in New Jersey who was just sentenced to twenty years in prison for growing 51 plants. President Change probably would think it's funny, since by his recent statement, he appears to think this issue is some kind of a joke.

Say, what's up with this weather???