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Modern Day Weed vs. Hippie Weed

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 10/01/2015 - 06:00

More often than not you’ll hear people from who grew up in the 1960s and 70s, who smoked “hippie weed”, say that weed today is not like it used to be.

What do they mean by this? How much could cannabis have changed over the past few decades?

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Those who say this are probably referring to how the potency in modern marijuana is much stronger from what it used to be. Reports show that pot in the 1970s had THC levels of around 1%. However, today, the herb you’re smoking has a lot more THC, with levels averaging more than 6-8%. Some specially grown plants can contain THC levels as high as 51%!

So, what has changed in the last 40 years?

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