Sentence examples for marijuana potency from inspiring English sources

Never mind that, under Britain's short-lived experiment with decriminalization, marijuana potency actually fell -- as did the number of adolescents using the drug.

This is in direct contradiction to the DEA's own figures on marijuana potency which find that today's average cannabis seizure may have doubled in THC potency (a 100% increase, not a 3,000% increase).

"Marijuana potency has grown steeply over the past decade, with serious implications in particular for young people, who may not only be at increased risk for various psychological conditions, cognitive deficits and respiratory problems, but are at significantly higher risk for developing dependency on other drugs, such as cocaine and heroin, than are nonsmokers".

1) According to a 2008 review (see page 12) of marijuana potency by the University of Mississippi, the average THC in domestically grown marijuana -- which comprises the bulk of the U.S. market -- is less than five percent, a figure that's remained unchanged for nearly a decade.

"We used NIDA marijuana from one of the medical marijuana patients receiving NIDA marijuana on a compassionate basis who sent her marijuana to a DEA-licensed lab conducting our medical marijuana potency study that tested higher potency marijuana from medical marijuana dispensaries," MAPS founder and president told me.

One of the longest running surveillance system identified, the US-based Marijuana Potency Monitoring Project, is funded by the US National Institutes of Health and was established in 1975, while the most recent surveillance system was established in 2001 (eg, the US-based National Drug Threat Assessment).

The second instructor, who would not give his name, took the class through the growing cycle, the harvest and the curing techniques to increase marijuana's potency.

In a notice published in the Federal Register, the agency said it would use its emergency powers to ban possession and sale of five synthetic cannaboids whose effects mirror that of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, which gives marijuana its potency.

With the rising prevalence of marijuana use, potency, social tolerance, early age of onset and availability, drug testing in drivers should be strengthened and expanded and effective intervention programs to reduce DUID and its adverse consequences should be implemented.

With the rising prevalence of marijuana use, potency, social tolerance, early age of onset and availability (Brady & Li 2014; Cerda et al. 2012; Lynne-Landsman et al. 2013; O'Malley & Johnston 2007), public health efforts should focus on strengthening and expanding drug testing as well as intervention programs for drivers.

We test medical marijuana for potency and purity.