Epoch Times - Here's Why Cartels Rush To California And Grow....  #californiainsider #marijuanalegalization
Aired: 2023-10-27
Duration: 00:52

[00:00:00]  In the 1990s, the illegal marijuana that people would get was like about 5% THC, but today it's gone up to 99%.
[00:00:08]  The natural plant has been genetically engineered so that it's four times stronger than what it was in the 1990s.
[00:00:15]  These products were really not in existence before big business got in The stronger the psychoactive product is, the more addictive it is.
[00:00:25]  And this is most especially the case when you have a teenager or a brain under the age of 25.
[00:00:30]  They're most susceptible to marijuana addiction or addiction of any kind.
[00:00:35]  So they need to addict a young brain to guarantee a customer's needing to use it.
[00:00:40]  And so they come back again and again.
[00:00:42]  They have fruity flavors.
[00:00:43]  They smell like bubble gum.
[00:00:45]  And they're really easy to conceal.
[00:00:47]  And kids are vaping them at school.
[00:00:49]  On a regular basis, and this is harming them.