{"id":5033,"date":"2019-01-12T11:10:10","date_gmt":"2019-01-12T16:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5033"},"modified":"2019-01-13T11:11:11","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T16:11:11","slug":"strength-of-irish-cannabis-has-doubled-in-last-ten-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5033","title":{"rendered":"Strength of Irish Cannabis Has Doubled in Last Ten Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cannabis1joint_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cannabis1joint_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cannabis1joint_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The strength of Irish cannabis has more than doubled over a ten year period.<\/p>\n<p>A survey of European seizures of cannabis resin shows its potency has increased significantly in the decade from 2006 to 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In Ireland, the strength of cannabis has doubled in that time which has in turn led to a rise in the number of young people looking for treatment for addiction and psychosis.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish Times reports that Ireland has seen a consistent rise in cannabis users entering drug rehabilitation since 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Latest research shows the increase in strength a response by Moroccan producers who have been squeezed out of the market and are looking for a way to increase their share.<\/p>\n<p>The European wide study is contained in the journal Addiction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-5033\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5033&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-5033\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5033&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-5033\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5033&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5033\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The strength of Irish cannabis has more than doubled over a ten year period. A survey of European seizures of cannabis resin shows its potency has increased significantly in the decade from 2006 to 2016. 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