"Francis Burton" wrote in message news:1205404834.442086@irys.nyx.net...
> In article <63o7jiF28l3g6U1@mid.individual.net>,
> So how do they measure the overall "strength" of the stuff? Is it
> simply the concentration of active components, or the pharmacological
> effect of the drug? And are different components given a different
> weighting?
They probably just tested THC content.
> One could measure strength in terms of effective psychotic effect -
> though not easily, as presumably this could only be quantified in a
> population of drug takers over a substantial period of time, and
> there would be many potentially confounding factors. If the relative
> level of CBD affects this, then "strength" estimate should take it
> into account.
>
> Francis
What I keep thinking, is that no competent doctor would confuse
being psychotic with being high. It are only the prohibitionists
who want to confuse the two.
I wonder if being high isn't a factor that would rule out any
diagnosis of psychosis at all? Certainly, they would have to
wait until the effects of the drug wear off?
Also, it isn't strictly THC content that determines the type of high.
As is clear from the documentary itself - the high is determined by:
- the strain
- the amount consumed
- the expectations of the person taking it (fear, anxiety, relaxation)
- the bodily makeup of the person him or herself
What struck me, was that she was surprised that there
really are many different kinds of marijuana.
And her previous project was titled 'The face of a binge drinker'. :)
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