Regulators Struggle to Keep Up As Pot Becomes More Potent

Source: CNN - HealthMarijuana and other products containing THC, the plant's main psychoactive ingredient, have grown more potent and more dangerous as legalization has made them more widely available. Although decades ago the THC content of weed was commonly less than 1.5%, some products on the market today are more than 90% THC. As a result, the buzz of yesteryear has given way to hundreds of thousands of marijuana-related medical emergencies.