On Jun 18, 2008, at 12:26 PM, David Epstein wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] went:
This must be a new phenomenon and certainly deserves some
explanation. Back in the 60s marijuana was seldom known to cause
users to be rushed to the ER.The drug was not supposed to be that
detrimental. So why is it nowadays that kids end up in the ER after
smoking a few joints?
That's actually an interesting question, and I expect the reflexive
answer to be "Oh, marijuana's a lot stronger that it used to be."
Some very potent strains have emerged, but data actually DON'T support
the generalization that typical '60s pot was stronger than typical
'00s pot. The potency of the old stuff has been underestimated due to
bad storage techniques.
Like 17 years in a government warehouse.
Paul Brandon
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Minnesota State University, Mankato
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