I have heard that weed from the 70s era only had ~2% THC where now at least dispensary grade can hit 20% to 25% THC. That could well be due to the drug war selecting for more powerful highs in smaller packages, but i would think that would also reduce the quantity needed to get the high you want.

  • ikapoz
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    10 months ago

    Definitely. 20-25 years back when I first started smoking, the weed we could find was much lower THC than the mildest stuff I can find in a dispensary these days (though buying it from a guy with no job behind a dry cleaners might’ve played a factor there). We’d roll a couple joints and pass around 4-5 people - smoke em both and you’d tie on a good buzz but still be functional.

    Started seeing stuff the was more “one hit quit” later in college in the mid 00s - roughly comperable to average commercial product these days. Sharing a single joint of that around and we’d melt into the couch for the afternoon. Nowadays I don’t take more than a hit or two if I need to do anything more complex than grunting or blinking.

    Some of that I am sure has to do with me smoking more seldom generally, and maybea little childhood nostalgia, but I sure miss having something I can hit for a while without turning into a mass of quivering jelly for four hours.

    • grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world
      3·
      10 months ago

      Buy some CBD only bud and mix it with the THC bud for that old school experience. It’s pretty affordable and easy to do, assuming it’s legal (not sure how to go about it if your still buying from dealers).

      • ikapoz
        2·
        10 months ago

        I used to be with it, but then they changed what “it” was. Now what I’m with isn’t “it”, and what’s “it” seems weird and scary to me. It’ll happen to you!