420 with CNW — New California Bill to Address THC Level Inflation
Anyone who consumed cannabis in the pre-legalization days will tell you that the drug has gotten progressively stronger over the years. Improvements in breeding and cultivation have allowed cultivars to develop strains with extremely high levels of THC (delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol), the chemical compound that causes marijuana’s well-known “high.” With demand for products with high THC levels increasing, cultivars nationwide compete to create the most potent cannabis, resulting in an industry suffused with high-potency goods such as dabs. The proliferation of high-potency cannabis products in America’s state legal market has worried some medical experts, who are concerned that inflated THC levels…