The myth of high THC % - Toker's Den - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

05-11-2009, 05:01 PM

For some time now, from every official avenue, cop and priest alike, we hear that todays marijuana is so much more potent. The most common sentiment is "this new marijuana is 25 % thc!!! "this isnt your daddy's marijuana today". And that statement is used to infer that cannabis today is a different drug and no one is sure what it will do to the young people , Oh God!!!

The assertion that increased thc percentages leads to a different effect on the user, as is implied by law enforcement and those that demogogue the issue, is a bunch of bull doo doo in my view.. Ive smoked a long time and i know that a person can only get so high on weed and it s really an issue of how much thc one has to ingest to reach that level. With potent weed, maybe a few tokes, with weak smoke, a couple of joints if at all..

All cannabis has a cieling and if you try to go beyond it, you will either nod or panic, but either will result in the user stopping his use immediately. No one in history has ever achieved a higher level of cannibis intoxication beyond panic or nod, ever, regaurdless of the potency or level of thc . Neither condition has shown to be harmful.

Given this fact, isnt any implication that higher thc equals a more intense effect misleading at best?

Pinball Wizard · 05-11-2009, 05:13 PM

I fall under the influence easy....no problems...

05-11-2009, 05:19 PM

They'll do anything to manipulate....F###ing a##holes

peace all

THC123 · 05-11-2009, 05:21 PM

IMHO it's all bullcrap.

I have grown seeds from the eighties that where more potent than most strains today , adn yes like you say , is it good , then u'll only smoke one joint , is it so-so a couple is it really bad , you will smoke even more or none at all untill you got better stuff

MarquisBlack · 05-11-2009, 06:06 PM

So here's another issue - does anyone know what the THC percentage means??

For example: Would 20% THC mean that 20% of the plant itself is THC? Would 20% mean that 20% of the bud is THC? Does it mean 20% of the cannabinoid profile is THC?

No one has ever been able to explain this to me.

JohnnyATL · 05-11-2009, 06:14 PM

i think its 20% per gram. whenever they do a test they use a gram of material i think

05-11-2009, 06:26 PM

Its just not officials using THC% to their advantage many breeders make percentage claims also.

igrowwitmatches · 05-11-2009, 06:39 PM

green house seed co has an article that explains how thc is calculated... they have a machine which does it... look it up !! ^^

05-11-2009, 07:29 PM

You mean.... the establishment is lying?!

Haps · 05-12-2009, 02:34 AM

I agree SB, no way today's weed is more potent than stuff we had in the 70's.
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Guest Guest Posts: n/a	The myth of high THC % For some time now, from every official avenue, cop and priest alike, we hear that todays marijuana is so much more potent. The most common sentiment is "this new marijuana is 25 % thc!!! "this isnt your daddy's marijuana today". And that statement is used to infer that cannabis today is a different drug and no one is sure what it will do to the young people , Oh God!!! The assertion that increased thc percentages leads to a different effect on the user, as is implied by law enforcement and those that demogogue the issue, is a bunch of bull doo doo in my view.. Ive smoked a long time and i know that a person can only get so high on weed and it s really an issue of how much thc one has to ingest to reach that level. With potent weed, maybe a few tokes, with weak smoke, a couple of joints if at all.. All cannabis has a cieling and if you try to go beyond it, you will either nod or panic, but either will result in the user stopping his use immediately. No one in history has ever achieved a higher level of cannibis intoxication beyond panic or nod, ever, regaurdless of the potency or level of thc . Neither condition has shown to be harmful. Given this fact, isnt any implication that higher thc equals a more intense effect misleading at best?
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05-11-2009, 05:13 PM	#2
Pinball Wizard Si non oscillas, noli tintinnare Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hooterville Posts: 2,933	I fall under the influence easy....no problems...
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05-11-2009, 05:19 PM	#3
lalandia Guest Posts: n/a	They'll do anything to manipulate....F###ing a##holes peace all
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THC123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,453	IMHO it's all bullcrap. I have grown seeds from the eighties that where more potent than most strains today , adn yes like you say , is it good , then u'll only smoke one joint , is it so-so a couple is it really bad , you will smoke even more or none at all untill you got better stuff
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05-11-2009, 06:06 PM	#5
MarquisBlack St. Elsewhere Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,877	So here's another issue - does anyone know what the THC percentage means?? For example: Would 20% THC mean that 20% of the plant itself is THC? Would 20% mean that 20% of the bud is THC? Does it mean 20% of the cannabinoid profile is THC? No one has ever been able to explain this to me. __________________ All I ever wanted to be in life was a Super Saiyan..
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05-11-2009, 06:14 PM	#6
JohnnyATL Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in between the rocks Posts: 1,357	i think its 20% per gram. whenever they do a test they use a gram of material i think
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05-11-2009, 06:26 PM	#7
sparkjumper Guest Posts: n/a	Its just not officials using THC% to their advantage many breeders make percentage claims also.
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igrowwitmatches Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 121	green house seed co has an article that explains how thc is calculated... they have a machine which does it... look it up !! ^^
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05-11-2009, 07:29 PM	#9
been Guest Posts: n/a	You mean.... the establishment is lying?!
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05-12-2009, 02:34 AM	#10
Haps stone fool Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,233	I agree SB, no way today's weed is more potent than stuff we had in the 70's. H
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