Marijuana Potency
Among caffeine, nicotine and alcohol, marijuana is easily one of the most popular recreational drugs in the world today.
Popular to teenagers, it is relatively cheaper than other recreational drugs and is a common target to anybody in their adolescence. Unlike most drugs marijuana is still climbing in popularity every day.
Also rising is the strength of marijuana itself. People have been constantly researching and updating ways of growing stronger weed through a higher percentage of THC. More THC means stronger effects making weed more valuable.
The plant is cannabis sativa and the main mind-altering ingredient it makes is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). About 420 other chemicals are in the plant. (yes, 420)
Dried particles of the female plant are smoked; usually the 'buds' as the density of THC is higher in that area of a plant. Pure THC is not available. If you were sold pure THC on the street it would probably have been something else, such as PCP, or hash.
SOURCE: The University of Mississippi Poteney Monitoring Project
If you smoke marijuana today you are actually inhaling more than double the amount of THC compared with hippies in the 60s & 70s. And even people smoking only 10 years ago
How does THC affect me?
More potent amounts of THC will increase physical and mental effects and increases the likeliness of health problems for the user.
When you smoke marijuana, THC enters your blood via the walls of your lungs and quickly flows to your brain. THC is stored in fatty tissues and can be detected in urine for weeks or sometimes months if no effective detox is applied.
The effects of THC vary depending on the potency of the weed, the user & how tolerant they are of THC. (the more you smoke the more tolerant you are). It is possible to become addicted to marijuana and feel dependent. Every year thousands of people seek help to stop using marijuana.
Contrary to common belief marijuana is physically addictive. The problem is that people often don't quit weed smoking for years into their lives. When they do try to quit weed, they discover a real challenge and many symptoms that can halt their attempts to quit.
To help diminish the ill effects of this particular type of substance abuse, there are actually some THC detox products that are available in today's market. There are some natural remedies available for people who want to flush out the harmful toxins in the body.
Many people that have an addiction have no clear understanding as to the damage they needlessly inflict on their bodies. Of course they know it is bad for them, but they don't usually think far enough to consider consequences.
The best thing that it can be done is to flush out the toxic waste to reduce the burden for the user.
