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Hi frouke,

I'm 71 now and up until a few years ago, had not smoked marijuana since the late 60s, early 70s. That weed was much milder and I could smoke a whole joint and get a nice high and very hungry!

My Dr. prescribed medical marijuana before it was legal in CA to treat anxiety. I was not ready for the dramatically increased THC. First of all, the weed from the 60s and 70s smelled great. These new strains smell foul, like a skunk.

Anyway I had to sit in my chair at home for hours before I could move. I had horrible dry mouth and paranoia.

So no thanks to this new weed (it's actually the bud that is used and contains the most THC).

And I'm pretty sure that in the 60s and 70s we were only smoking the leaves, another reason it was so mild and smelled so good.

Joe

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@heyjoe415 , You're right about that, in the past the weed was naturally growing with no additives or tampering with the genetics of the plant, people smoked it all the time and I never saw anyone get violently ill unless they started drinking alcohol, the combination was tricky for sure. I have two sons who are grown men with families and I remember learning about the changes with cannabis, and it was getting more potent due to people learning how to to make it so, along came the hydroponic growing operations and this produced the weed you mentioned earlier that has a skunky aroma. I was born in the Netherlands and everyone thought that all we had to offer was cannabis and prostitution, truth is that the Dutch people grew weed for the tourists, they rarely consume it themselves. Lastly along came vaping, big mistake, first they promoted as a healthier alternative to cigarettes and that turned into a huge health disaster permanently damaging lungs faster and then the marijuana industry joined in by marketing ampules to go with vaping but the product is potent sometimes as high as 2,000 mg. I'm sorry for the long rant but it just angers me how our youth are being targeted for profits.