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NZ Drug Foundation, Matters of Substance - Nov 2010, Volume 20, Issue No.4
"At first glance, claims of increasing cannabis potency appear to have been confirmed by the recent ESR study, with THC potencies of up to 30 percent compared to levels ranging between 1.3 and 9.7 percent in a study by the same institute in 1996.
The 1996 study measured the THC content of cannabis plants seized by Police from illegal growers and found its potency had been largely stable between 1976 and 1996. Those seizures consisted of a mixture of mainly outdoor grown and imported cannabis and only small numbers of indoor grown plants, as the method of hydroponic indoor cultivation was in its infancy at that time. And this is where claims of greatly increased cannabis potency start to look a little shaky or at least somewhat exaggerated.
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A better test of changes in THC potency over time would be to continue testing illegally grown cannabis material seized by Police. According to the authors of the 2010 ESR study, this kind of testing is currently underway, and preliminary results show an average THC content of 10.9 percent. This does indicate a slight increase in potency since 1996, where the highest THC measurement was 9.7 percent and most of the samples tested were between 1 and 5 percent THC.
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The extraordinarily high potency figure of 30 percent reported in the 2010 ESR study was achieved for only one sample, from one plant, from one grow cycle in the entire study. In fact, the average THC content for each plant tended to hover around 7 or 8 percent, which is comparable to THC levels reported for cannabis across Europe.
The overwhelming finding from ESR’s experimental cannabis harvest was the extreme variation in potency, not just between plants, but even between samples taken from the same plant. ...
A report on cannabis potency in European countries by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction in 2002 stated that the natural variation in cannabis THC levels found at any given time is likely to “far exceed” any changes observed over time."
This is the result of, over educated idiots thinking they're smarter than everyone else (similar to the climate change fairy tale).
Not only is todays smoke more potent than in previous decades, it can have serious effects on the user if abused.
Well, I saw Mum today and she's in the best state I've seen her in for a decade!
That's after 12 days on the capsules! She's 73.
She has had an absolute dog of a time with this unexplained ailment over the last 10-12 years, seen countless, so called specialists and tried numerous drugs and other treatments with no positive results.
Not even 2 weeks on the cannabis caps and she's finally getting some decent sleep and isn't suffering from the constant pain.
The $210/month (medibank only refund $30) is a small price to pay, so good to see my Mum back something near her old self
^ that's great news - really whatever it takes to make sure they are as happy and comfortable as they can be and most importantly can have some enjoyment from life!
That's the main thing when they get old. Not prolonging life for the sake of it, making sure the time they have left has quality to it. Some enjoyment.
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
Skids wrote:Well, I saw Mum today and she's in the best state I've seen her in for a decade!
That's after 12 days on the capsules! She's 73.
She has had an absolute dog of a time with this unexplained ailment over the last 10-12 years, seen countless, so called specialists and tried numerous drugs and other treatments with no positive results.
Not even 2 weeks on the cannabis caps and she's finally getting some decent sleep and isn't suffering from the constant pain.
The $210/month (medibank only refund $30) is a small price to pay, so good to see my Mum back something near her old self
thats awesome. hopefully medicare will catch up quickly!
stui magpie wrote:That's the main thing when they get old. Not prolonging life for the sake of it, making sure the time they have left has quality to it. Some enjoyment.
totally. I really feel for my FIL, dementia is no fun. its not living. quality of life is so much more important than quantity. not fun for those around them either.
You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either!
"The bill - with amendments - was passed on Wednesday afternoon...
It removes any penalty for possessing up to 50 grams of dry cannabis, or 150 grams of "fresh cannabis", and for growing up to two plants.
Each household could grow a maximum of four plants but hydroponic growing would still be illegal.
The laws would not come into effect until January 31 and must first be signed off by ACT Health Minister, Rachel Stephen-Smith.
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Uncertainty remains over how the bill will interact with Commonwealth laws. It is open to police to charge people with a Commonwealth offence, which could result in prison time."
So, the 2 people who voted 2-5 years were correct.
Who were the 5 who voted "It'll never happen"?
It's about time and hopefully other states will follow on quickly. The Police waste far too many resources & criminals make far too much money from weed.
"Food Standards Australia and New Zealand has released a draft new label for alcohol bottles, with a graphic showing a silhouette of a pregnant woman drinking and the message: "HEALTH WARNING: Any amount of alcohol can harm your baby".
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If approved by the federal government, the new label will be mandatory on all bottles of alcohol with a volume of 200 millilitres or more, with smaller bottles to carry only the silhouette image."
