Pubdate: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 Source: Toronto Star (CN ON) Copyright: 2000 The Toronto Star Contact: One Yonge St., Toronto ON, M5E 1E6 Fax: (416) 869-4322 Website: http://www.thestar.com/ Forum: http://www.thestar.com/editorial/disc_board/ Page: A7 Author: Mitch Potter Marijuana: 1960s versus today WHERE IT COMES FROM Then: Almost exclusively imported. Now: An estimated 80 per cent is domestic, resulting from cold weather growth seeds. POTENCY Then: THC content of less than 10 per cent. Now: THC content of 10 to 15 per cent, although some strains contain 25 per cent. WHAT IT'S WORTH Then: $20 an ounce. Now: $250 an ounce. WHO USES Then: The young. Now: The young, the old, the unwell. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake