Since early this year, I’ve been hearing politicians talk about the increased danger of this new “killer” marijuana that is more potent. It has, as far as I understand this, “considerably more” psychoactive substances per unit weight than in previous decades. Which, I suppose, makes sense–with careful husbandry we can generally improve the quality of any crop. We’re scientific creatures and all that!<\/p>\n
So, it’s stronger… but does this mean it’s somehow dangerous? I mean, let’s face it, you only want to get so high. I see two problems with the claim that this increases the danger to people:<\/p>\n
1) If it is stronger, you will smoke less. A small quantity of weed will last longer. This means you get better value for the money. What could be better than that?<\/p>\n
2) Since you can smoke (it is claimed) a lot less and get the same effects, doesn’t this imply a correspondingly decreased risk of lung cancer and other unpleasant side effects from trace chemicals?<\/p>\n
It sounds to me like the new “killer weed” is actually a winning proposition, both fiscally and in terms of personal health. I don’t see a negative here. In fact, I see a conservative, capitalist ideal. I see reduced risk of lung disease and a reduced financial burden to our nation’s users, already struggling with high unemployment and a weak dollar.<\/p>\n
I live in America, and our pot smokers are some of the finest in the world!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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