Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
The argument does hold up. There's no argument that the potency has increased. The argument is whether or not the increase in potency makes it more harmful to users.
http://www.boston.com/news/hea...potency_sparks_debate/
No, it's bullshit. The same drug warrior interests spread the same FUD year after year, and the only thing they change is the dates. There were 'studies' claiming the exact same record THC numbers back when I was a teenager in the 80s. Hell, I remember one claiming 15%+ THC.
The truth is that what these 'studies' do is compare poor quality weed vs. high quality. Both have been available since the 60s, but they misrepresent that the high quality wasn't available then (even though it was).
Hell, anyone really concerned about having high THC content could just turn to hashish (edit: which ranges from 20% up to 40% THC, way more than any super-weed), and that's been around for 1000 years.
As to whether or not the increase in potency makes it more harmful to users, do you support outlawing hard alcohol then? No? Then shut up because it's no different. Potency, all by itself, is only more dangerous with drugs where there is the possibility of accidental overdose. Otherwise, the user just regulates their dosage accordingly, like how beer comes in pints and hard liquor comes in shots.