Sometimes a regular visitor to our clinic brings a gift of appreciation for staff. Usually, it is baked goods, a gift card, or a Starbucks—but this time, it was something unexpected that highlighted THC products potency.
Today we received something special. “It’s really good stuff a buddy in California sent me,” he says. He was in for something other than a drug test, so he may not be fully aware of the drug testing part of our business.
Take a close look.
It is a THC vape cartridge. It is also VERY POTENT with a THC content of 92.3%! What does that mean?
For those of a certain age, in the 70s and 80s, the THC products potency on the street was in the 2-3% range.
It’s not the same stuff. Today’s THC products potency is significantly higher, leading to stronger and longer-lasting impairment.
Legal cannabis is here to stay, and its use will become more common. It is critical to workplace safety for employers to be permitted to test for THC products potency and to impose consequences for positive test results.
