Why Stronger Marijuana is Sparking Backlash - That's in Colorado and Washington

   

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Marijuana With High THC Levels Draws Scrutiny in Colorado, Washington - Bloomberg

The recreational marijuana industry is pouring money into products with high THC levels, and early-to-legalize states are rethinking regulations around it. High-Potency Pot Market Worth Billions Draws Regulator Scrutiny: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featur... In Pueblo, Colorado, teenager Noah had smoked marijuana before. But most of his friends were using an extra-strong version, known as dabs. Thinking it might help with the insomnia that plagued him in his senior year of high school, Noah picked up a small torch, grabbed the glass smoking device known as a dab rig and heated a yellow, waxy substance into a vapor that he slowly inhaled. For around two years, Noah, who’s now 24 years old, said the habit made him feel great. The type of marijuana he was loading as many as five times a day into a discreet dab pen — similar in look to a vaping device — was a concentrate, 75% to 98% of which was THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient. Then Noah, who declined to give his last name due to concerns about discussing drug use, started vomiting a lot and having suicidal thoughts. He lost 30 pounds, had his gallbladder biopsied and was diagnosed with depression. No one could figure out what was wrong. Eventually, after looking up his symptoms online, he thought cannabis might be a possible cause. #Marijuana #Bloomberg #News