In the 1990s it grew to 4%, and between 19 there has been a 212% increase in THC content in the marijuana flower.
The primary problem with the current available cannabis in dispensaries in Colorado is that the THC content is not like it used to be. 1 They discovered compounds produced by our bodies that fit into these receptors which they named anandamides, a Sanskrit word for “supreme joy.” These receptors are found all over the brain and are still called endocannabinoid receptors but that is not because they are meant for people to take in THC. It was not until the 1990s that this same team discovered why we have these receptors in our brain. 1 This team discovered that there was a receptor in the brain that fit THC like a glove so they named these receptors cannabinoid receptors. The active component in marijuana that people find so desirable was not really known until the 1960s when a research team in Israel found that after injecting THC into aggressive rhesus monkeys, they became calm and sedate. The more potent a drug is, the stronger the possibility of addiction and the more likely the person will continue to purchase and use the product. However, without any clear guidelines or regulations from government officials, the cannabis industry has taken a page from the tobacco and alcohol industries’ play book and developed strains of marijuana and concentrated marijuana products with much higher concentrations of THC, the psychoactive component that causes addiction.
Many people who have voted for legalization thought they were talking about the marijuana of the 1960s to 1980s when the THC content was less than 2%. These include increased jobs, increased tax revenue, possible medical benefits and they advertise it as “safe” and “healthy” and “organic.” They utilize the words “cannabis” and “marijuana” for everything without differentiating between the different forms of cannabis that can have very different effects on the mind and body. Advocates for the legalization of medical and retail marijuana are quick to point out all the possible benefits that a community might see from such a venture.
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