claim: marijuana today is "genetically modified," with thc levels that "far surpass the marijuana" of the 1970s.
author: patrick kennedy
evidence_1: marijuana today is "genetically modified," with thc levels that "far surpass the  marijuana" of the 1970s. yes. the number of samples confiscated with a thc  concentration greater than 9 percent has increased significantly, from 3.2 percent  in 1993 to 21.5 percent of the 1,635 marijuana samples collected in 2007. 25.
evidence_2: mar 30, 2014 ... it's well established that the potency of marijuana has increased over time. on  jan. 24, politifact national ruled that when former rhode island congressman  patrick kennedy said that marijuana today is "genetically modified," with thc  levels that "far surpass the marijuana" of the 1970s, his statement was ...
evidence_3: mar 23, 2015 ... today's marijuana is more potent by far than the weed sold a generation ago,  according to new data being presented monday at the national meeting of the  american chemical society (acs). the research comes from charas scientific,  one of a handful of labs certified to test the potency of marijuana in ...
evidence_4: jan 31, 2014 ... marijuana today is "genetically modified," with thc levels that "far surpass the  marijuana" of the 1970s. patrick kennedy, jan. 21, 2014. president barack  obama ignited a debate when he told a magazine interviewer that marijuana is  no more dangerous than alcohol. former congressman patrick kennedy ...
evidence_5: mar 9, 2016 ... patrick kennedy, d-r.i, chairs smart approaches to marijuana, an anti-cannabis  group. this straight-laced kennedy claimed in 2014 that marijuana today is “ genetically modified” and contains thc levels that could “far surpass the  marijuana” from back in the 1970s. cannabis today is not gmo, it is strong ...