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do you smoke less than you used to? (monero.town)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/trees

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I have heard that weed from the 70s era only had ~2% THC where now at least dispensary grade can hit 20% to 25% THC. That could well be due to the drug war selecting for more powerful highs in smaller packages, but i would think that would also reduce the quantity needed to get the high you want.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I finished highschool in 2004, and I remember being taught in health class (2003?) that pot was much more potent than it had been in the 60s and 70s.

How does the stuff available now compare to the stuff from 2004?

My googling suggests averages of:

60s: 2% 70s: 2% 80s: 3% 90s: 4% 95-2014: transitioned from 4%-12%

To an average of 15% today.

I'm guessing gains prior to the 90s were selective breeding. 90's hybridization? Subsequently GMO?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The stuff i have seen is 20-30% from dispenceries, but I am not sure what street levels are.

[–] Denalduh 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's been found that numbers displayed in dispensaries have been inflated upwards of 15%.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10096267/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Oh, that's interesting information. Thanks.