Reefer Madness - Run for your Lives!

Skunkmania has been sweeping England recently, with stories of ultra-potent weed that is ready to wipe out civilization as we know it, and it looks like it may be starting to wash up on our shores:

The marijuana being sold across the United States is stronger than ever, which could explain a growing number of medical emergencies that involve the drug, government drug experts on Wednesday.

Remember, these are the same "drug experts" who keep saying that medical marijuana is a hoax.

They cited data from the University of Mississippi's Marijuana Potency Project showing the average levels of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in the products rose from 7 percent in 2003 to 8.5 percent in 2006.

I'm kind of disappointed by this attempt. I'm used to seeing truly outrageous claims like "it's 20 times stronger!!" I doubt there's a person alive who can tell the difference between marijuana with 7 percent THC and marijuana with 8.5 percent THC. Not even these guys.

I have an idea, though. How about we have marijuana sold in packaging that says how strong it is? It works for alcohol. We have beer, (around 3 to 6% alcohol), wine (around 11 to 14% alcohol) and hard liquors (around 40 to 60% alcohol). That way, not only can someone know precisely how strong it is before using it, but we can also make it harder for kids to get their hands on it.

UPDATE: Reuters made a clarification to the article about the medical emergencies claim.