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Known as "B.C. Bud," this pot is finding a lucrative market among U.S. users of recreational drugs. A pound of dried B.C. Bud--whose active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, accounts for up to 30% of its weight--sells for about $8,000 in New York City. The more common marijuana from Mexico, with a THC content of about 5%, sells for as little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meanwhile In Canada... | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...just being in a room with eight to 10 smokers an hour a day for six days could result in levels over 100. Ronald Alkana, professor of molecular pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Southern California's School of Pharmacy, said that marijuana's primary active ingredient, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), can be stored in the body's fat cells for relatively long periods and that "it's reasonable to assume that secondhand smoke could be absorbed." After the final ruling, Rebagliati remained cool, redisplaying the medal he had kept in his pocket during the three-day fracas. He said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Snowboard: Olympics: Dazed And Confused | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

...addition, Tom says homegrown pot is fresher than commercial pot. "In homegrown, less of the THC has converted to CBNs," he says. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is what creates the mild psychedelic effect of marijuana. CBNs, or cannabidiolic acids, produce effects such as drowsiness and red eyes...

Author: By Michael R. Colton, | Title: Sowing the Weeds of Love | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

...cousin to marijuana, a pill called Marinol which contains marijuana's actived ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has been available in the U.S. since 1985. But most doctors and activists agree that the substance is slower-acting and less effective when swallowed. Harris says that in her case, "marinol does absolutely nothing...

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: Legalize It, Don't Criticize It | 9/28/1991 | See Source »

...preferred crop today is sinsemilla (a seedless marijuana produced through intensive cultivation of only the female plant) that has a very high concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, marijuana's psychoactive ingredient. Sinsemilla produces a heady euphoria and sells for around $2,000 per lb. This is roughly the yield from a single plant. The sinsemilla produced by U.S. growers is so prized that seeds have been smuggled into Mexico and Colombia to enrich crops there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grass Was Never Greener | 8/9/1982 | See Source »

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