Average THC Content in Seized Sinsemilla Samples (1977 - 2008)

Sinsemilla simply means "without seeds," and is generally the term used to refer to the highest quality and potency natural cannabis. The plants are carefuly tended and matured and every effort possible is made to ensure that no male plants or the pollen from them are allowed to fertilize the female plants. That process ensures that higher levels of psychoactive cannabinoids are produced, leading to plants that are "all they can be." Sufficient numbers of samples have been tested to demonstrate a sustained potency level of approximately 11 - 12 percent THC in high quality cannabis over the past decade.

Number of Samples and Average THC Content of Seized Sinsemilla Year Samples Avg THC % 1977 15 3.20 1978 1 6.28 1979 10 3.66 1980 26 6.33 1981 31 6.58 1982 14 7.10 1983 17 7.87 1984 36 6.67 1985 52 7.28 1986 32 8.43 1987 43 7.93 1988 98 7.62 1989 86 6.95 1990 61 10.10 1991 75 10.53 1992 76 8.57 1993 123 5.77 1994 104 7.49 1995 164 7.51 1996 168 9.23 1997 111 11.62 1998 101 12.33 1999 136 13.38 2000 113 12.80 2001 235 9.55 2002 528 11.36 2003 538 11.59 2004 731 11.91 2005 932 11.63 2006 1,032 11.20 2007 1,327 11.08 2008 1,068 11.46

Sources: University of Mississippi, Marijuana Potency Monitoring Project^*

* The Marijuana Potency Monitoring project is sponsored by the US National Institute on Drug Abuse. The sources of the numbers quoted here are as follows: ElSohly, M.A., et al "The Potency of Confiscated Marijuana, Sinsemilla, and Hash Oil Over a Ten-Year Period," Journal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 29, No. 2, April 1984, pp. 500-514 ElSohly, M.A., et al "Potency Trends of delta-9 THC and Other Cannabinoids in Confiscated Marijuana from 1980-1997, Journal of Forensic Sciences, Volume 45, No. 1, 2000, pp. 24-30 ElSohly, M.A. National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Quarterly Report, Potency Monitoring Project, Report #104, Dec 16, 2008 - Mar 15, 2009 Definition: (from ElSohly, et al) Sinsemilla Marijuana in the form of flowering tops of the female Cannabis plant with no seeds.

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