Lawmakers and the media misunderstand how cannabis potency actually works

New York Times blasted the cannabis industry for fighting bills that limit potency.

Lawmakers and the media alike deeply misunderstand how cannabis potency actually works.

Cannabis potency is influenced by multiple components, including THC and CBD.

There are at least 118 cannabinoids in the plant that go beyond the well-known THC , and they all interact with each other.

THC distillates and concentrates can contain up to 95 percent THC .

Grinspoon is concerned about how the market has gravitated toward high-THC cannabis.

Other cannabinoids have more medical benefits, and CBD can mitigate some of the addictive qualities of cannabis.

Until lawmakers learn to understand it, they have no hope of effectively regulating it.