[TKDietz]

"In Oldsmobile car ads, the slogan was: "It's not your father's Oldsmobile." Well, the same can be said for marijuana today. Hazelden reports the amount of THC (the main active chemical) in marijuana has increased 5 times since 1974, with the typical strength today being 15 percent. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Intelligence Division December Report 2000 states that a form of marijuana called BC Bud (British Columbia), with Canadian growers using sophisticated cultivating techniques, has increased THC levels from 15 percent to 25 percent, compared with 2 percent in 1970."


This is just plain false. I'm posting a link from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). It's their "Marijuana Fact Sheet." Please note that under the section titled "Price and Potency" you will find that according to the ONDCP the "average potency of samples of all cannabis types" seized and tested was 5.2% in 2001." The average strength of the strong stuff, the sinsemilla, was 9%.

Maybe there have been a few samples found that were 25% THC, but that certainly is not the norm. According to the ONDCP the average of all of the pot seized including the strong stuff was 5.2% THC, and the strong stuff averaged considerably lower than 25%. If you publish false information like this you're likely to damage your credibility amongst your peers and your patient or prospective patients if they happen to read the newsletter.

[TKDietz]

Oops, here's the link: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/marijuana/index.html

[april15Bendovr]

The highest is around 25% but the average today is close to 15%