http://www.livescience.com/health/070731_bad_pot.html
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According to NIDA, marijuana seized in drug arrests during the late 1990s was twice as potent as that seized in the late 1980s and nearly four times as potent as that seized in the 1970s. The active ingredient in pot is THC. On average, the pot on the streets 30 years ago was about 1 percent THC; today the average is about 4 percent.
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| According to NIDA, marijuana seized in drug arrests during the late 1990s was twice as potent as that seized in the late 1980s and nearly four times as potent as that seized in the 1970s. The active ingredient in pot is THC. On average, the pot on the streets 30 years ago was about 1 percent THC; today the average is about 4 percent. |
Carefully removing confounding factors, however, the researchers uncovered the first definitive cause-and-effect relationship. Cannabis use appeared to be the primary cause of several psychotic symptoms, from personality changes and disorganized thinking to hallucinations and serious disconnects with reality.
Just to revisit an old debate, I saw this in the paper the other day. Some things never change. One step forward, two steps back.
http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/2007.../NEWS/711300333
http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/2007.../NEWS/711300333
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Just to revisit an old debate, I saw this in the paper the other day. Some things never change. One step forward, two steps back.
http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/2007.../NEWS/711300333
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2003/12/09/754/15941
It's getting there. I think the judge actually screwed up on this one due to the way state and federal laws overlap according to the 10th amendment and existing case law.
States where it's legal, the cops can't take your pot because state law supersedes federal law in that case. However, they can take any plants you are growing, because you could sell it across state lines.
Yeah, it's a screwed up loop hole because of the way our laws are set up. If the state says it's legal, you can have it. But the federal government supersedes the state law when it comes to trade or due to the supreme court, growing something that could be traded.
http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/2007.../NEWS/711300333
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2003/12/09/754/15941
It's getting there. I think the judge actually screwed up on this one due to the way state and federal laws overlap according to the 10th amendment and existing case law.
States where it's legal, the cops can't take your pot because state law supersedes federal law in that case. However, they can take any plants you are growing, because you could sell it across state lines.
Yeah, it's a screwed up loop hole because of the way our laws are set up. If the state says it's legal, you can have it. But the federal government supersedes the state law when it comes to trade or due to the supreme court, growing something that could be traded.
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