How high is too high? Marijuana potency in Tucson
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By JOSH BAILEY Pima Post
Since recreational marijuana usage in Arizona was legalized at the start of 2021, the state has had various businesses take root that specialize in producing professional-grade cannabis.
Most of these were outcroppings of earlier medical-orientated production companies and patents. Although state law and the Arizona Department of Health dictate that edibles for recreational sale cannot contain more than 100 milligrams of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), patients with a medical card are able to purchase higher potency marijuana ranges from 200-1,000 mg in a single edible.
Federal law mandates that any marijuana product, which contains an overall THC concentration of more than 10%, is classified as a “high-potenc...