Compared with the current situation, the idea of ??what weeds looked like back then is very different. Some people say it is much more powerful now, others say classic things will surprise you. I can only truly measure the difference between the 2000s and today. Even during that time, I can say with certainty that things have changed a lot. Everyone I knew back then could only get solids and soap bars, which are still weaker than what is available today. So how much marijuana has really changed since the 70s, the hippie era, and the great era of weeds. If it has changed so drastically, then we may also want to investigate the cause.

1970s weeds

In the 1970s, the average THC level was much lower than today. The average recorded in the 1970s is clearly about 1% THC. However, the same article said that the current average THC is about 5-6%. Based on my experience of researching and writing strains, this is incorrect. The THC level of the strain is more likely to be between 10-16%. Therefore, assuming that the average value in the 1970s is actually slightly higher, we will still find a significant difference in THC levels in the end.

In the 1970s, hemp was mainly imported from other parts of the world. Since it was in the 1970s, a lot of cannabis came from Colombia and other similar countries. When it reaches its destination, it will age a lot. Transporting marijuana can be tricky at the time, especially at the height of the drug war. Cannabis takes longer to reach consumers. It is well known that the older a weed is, the more THC it loses, especially if it is not properly sealed. Not only was this an important aspect of the reduction in THC levels at the time, but farmers and distributors didn’t really know what they were doing in the same way. The weeds that enter the pocket are not pure, beautiful dried buds. It is a mixture of leaves, flowers, buds, stems, seeds, a little bit of almost everything. Of course, this just means that the cigarettes people buy are not the point you want to smoke. The THC content of the plant parts they obtained was much lower.

What has changed?

The 1980s brought us a hydroponic farming system. Of course, this improves the way weeds grow and creates plants that are more effective at first. Before hydroponic cultivation of large-scale farms was the only way to truly create marketable quantities of weeds. As we all know, larger outdoor farms may face various problems, pests and diseases that affect the quality of weeds. This not only means that better weeds are being planted, but it also revolutionizes indoor planting. Before most weeds could only be grown on outdoor farms and hot countries, now there are other options. Private citizens can use the new hydroponic system to grow weeds indoors. Suddenly, basements, attics, cabinets and sheds have all become fair games suitable for planting. Obviously it is not legal, but this is not the real meaning.

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, there was still a lot of nonsense marijuana. But as more and more people are able to grow plants in their own homes or in larger underground facilities, access to freshly grown cannabis becomes the norm. This means that brick weed imported from further afield is no longer popular, even though it is usually cheaper. When home planting came into play, so did hybridization. Those with botany thoughts decided to use the best parts of some of the most popular plants of the time to create their own super strains. They go beyond genetics, and the more plants are improved, the higher the THC level will rise. By the 1990s and 2000s, brick weeds were almost completely off the table. Why would anyone bother about things around them? This is mainly based on what happened in the United States. I can safely say that weeds in Scotland did not really start to improve until the 2010s.

2009 was actually the first year when the average strength of cannabis in the United States exceeded 10%. Again, this is only in the United States. In the Netherlands, the average level is usually around 17%.

Modern weeds

In the past 20 years, we as a species have experienced explosive growth in technology. Not only in the fields of science, medicine, and technology, but also in agriculture, botany and general plant care. Nowadays, cannabis cultivation has become more high-tech, which allows plants to thrive. We can also transport completely sealed weeds to prevent their effectiveness from being reduced, and at the same time deliver them to consumers at a faster rate. We have more powerful strains, they grow better and ship faster. This means that one of our modern joints will allow you to have up to 17.5 joints since the 1970s. Of course, now the research on medicinal cannabis is expanding, and the legal cannabis trade is playing a role, because many parts of the world are at least legalized.

Our understanding of the effects of cannabis has improved. I mean, you hardly know that some right-wing anti-legalization propaganda is happening. And I believe many of us remember the ads that weeds let teenagers kill their moms or lose all their bones. As the understanding of cannabis increases, so does the understanding of how it affects our bodies. We now fully understand the basics of the endocannabinoid system. This allows growers and scientists to create increasingly impressive methods to obtain as much THC from weeds as possible. When can I live.

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