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Written by Richard James Rawlings   
Monday, 15 June 2009 17:26

Kirk crusades for crackdown on strong pot

June 12, 2009 5:09 PM
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk will call for legislation Monday that would toughen drug trafficking laws regarding a highly-potent form of marijuana, with penalties of up to 25 years in prison for a 1st-time offense.

The law would target offenders who sell or distribute marijuana that has a THC content exceeding 15 percent, which is between 5 and 10 percent higher than average marijuana, according to Kirk's office. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the main active ingredient in marijuana.

Drug dealers are increasingly cross-breeding plants to produce high-potency variants of marijuana, which are called "kush" in street slang when they have 20 percent THC, according to Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran.

"When you amplify the strength of it, you are increasing the harm to the system," said Curran, who supports the legislation, which would amend a federal law. "They are more dangerous behind the wheel of a vehicle. It's not a good idea to have people that messed up."

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has reported that kush sells for as high as $600 per ounce--creating the same profit potential as crack cocaine, according to Kirk.

He will release more information during a news conference in Chicago Monday, where he will be joined by representatives from the Lake County Sheriff's Department, the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group and Waukegan Police Department.

-- Lisa Black

SOURCE: chicagobreakingnews.com

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lucrene  - illinois cannabis patient     |Author |2009-06-19 04:14:00
We all need to let Kirk know that he is out of touch with the people of
illinois. When we are closer then ever before to legalizing medical cannabis ,
he pulls a stunt like this. If cannabis is stronger, it only means we have to
use less. We do not need him or anyone else telling us what to do with are
bodies !!!

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