What the older Freepers don’t understand is that the modern version of pot is a genetically modified substance that is substantially more powerful than what was around in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. It has long term impact on the brains of its users. Wake up people.
Has the traffic death toll in Colorado changed since legalization?
Are potheads in CO sitting at stop signs waiting for them to turn green?
Or do those who smoked pot for thirty years still claim to not be addicted?
THC is THC. Selective breeding has produced plants that are heavy THC producers. Concentrates like hash oil were available in the 60’s and 70’s, too, though not available as easily. Abuse isn’t a good thing. Look for those abusing shatter to be a problem, years down the road.
This is true.
I'm a Gen-X'er, born and raised in Colorado and we were all potheads in the 80s and 90s. I quit smoking years ago when I joined the Navy and moved away from Colorado but I still keep in touch with my old friends, many of whom continue to get high. These guys, seasoned dope-smokers with 30 years of practice under their belts tell me that the "edibles" will knock them on their asses. A friend of mine confided that he ate one gummy bear and was really stoned and then ate a second. "Drew! that was a mistake!" This is a guy who has been smoking weed since 1984.
This being said, I still fully support legalization. Today's pot is stronger. This is true. Whisky is stronger than beer. Drink 12 ounces of beer and you'll be fine. Drink 12 ounces of wine and you'll be copping a very good buzz. Drink 12 ounces of whisky and you're completely sh*tfaced.
A man's gotta know his limitations.
My daughter smoked some in DC (legal) and told me she forgot how to swallow. Now that is stoned.
“What the older Freepers don’t understand is that the modern version of pot is a genetically modified substance that is substantially more powerful than what was around in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.”
Today’s cannabis is not “genetically modified” according to the usual, technical use of that term. It is, however, much stronger due to selective breeding and more sophisticated growing and harvesting techniques.
Just as both whiskey and beer contain alcohol, in different concentrations; today’s pot contains the same active ingredients as yesteryear’s —just in different concentrations.