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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, it's not like we have decades of weed use to render this hysterical post completely meaningless. Sure, Sally, it's possible that you can experience psychosis, but it's not the norm. You know like people who use Tylenol can experience severe liver damage but it's not the norm and we keep using it.[/quote]

This post shows your ignorance.  Modern weed is not the equivalent to that in previous decades, and there is lots of emerging research on the impact of marijuana on mental health.  Sure, you can ignore the statistics and put yourself at risk, but unfortunately, society is paying a big cost for that risk-taking.  We have a history of alcoholism in my family and I told my kids that they needed to take that into account BEFORE starting to drink because you don't know if you will be one of the people affected until it's too late.  [/quote]

You know nothing about today's weed. In states where it is legal, it is regulated and safer than it was buyuing it on the street. But of course, you have an agenda against weed, so you really want to believe that it's the boogie man. Alcohol was and always will be more dangerous than weed. There is a reason that you can get a doctor to prescribe cannabis for medical issues. No one will prescribe alcohol. Also, what cost to society other than your hysteria is weed causing? [/quote]

You must be high while posting:
"Modern marijuana is significantly more potent than in previous decades, with average THC levels in flower rising from 1–3% in the 1970s–80s to 15–30% today. Extracts and concentrates (vape oils, wax, shatter) now frequently reach 60–95% THC, offering much higher potency than historical, lower-THC, and higher-CBD products. "

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4987131/
https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/not-your-grandmothers-marijuana-rising-thc-concentrations-in-cannabis-can-pose-devastating-health-risks/
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/06/marijuana-potency-policy-risk

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Simply not true in legal dispensaries, which is where most people get their weed these days. Also, anyone who can't communicate without using personal insults has a very weak argumentnt. [/quote]
That’s incorrect. The PP also provided reputable links to back up their argument, and you notably have not, while continuing to make misinformed statements. There are numerous studies and reports indicating that modern THC levels overall continually test higher than in the past, in both legal and illegal markets—and that the legal markets often test higher than illegal. More data points:

[i]“Viridis Laboratories, which operates two cannabis safety compliance facilities in Michigan, has analyzed over 34,000 cannabis products throughout 2021 and 2022 before the sale in the regulated market. … The results are compared with those seen in other states as well as in the illicit market. [b]Total THC levels in cannabis flower from the regulated market are significantly higher than those seen in illicit products.[/b] The distribution of cannabinoid levels is similar in flowers intended for either the medicinal or adult-use markets, with an average potency of 18%-23% of total THC. Total THC in concentrates averages up to 82%. Other cannabinoids are observed at significant levels, mostly in products specifically formulated to contain them. These results may act as a benchmark for potency levels in the regulated market.”[/i]
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37501559/

[i]“[b]On average, cannabis flower products contained about 21% THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive compound in marijuana. Concentrates averaged 71% THC, with some reaching as high as 84%. By comparison, marijuana in the 1980s typically contained around 8% THC.[/b] ‘THC content has increased significantly, and we know that greater THC exposure is likely associated with greater risks, including risk of cannabis use disorder and some mental health issues,’ notes Bidwell. … Some discrepancies were large -- one flower product was labeled as having 24% THC but had only 16%. But on average, the difference between labeled and observed THC was about 2%.”[/i]
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251023031618.htm[/quote]

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