Quote Originally Posted by birdgirl73
That's actually a great idea, but I'm guessing your average stoner would rather spend the money on weed than test kits, thus reducing the motivation to test much of anything, except possibly inhalation techniques.

When I was first trying to brush back up on weed last year when my sister was sick and we were trying to find cannabis-based help, I remember being fascinated by one of the seed sites, which told approximately what the THC levels were in its various strain offerings. We rarely knew what strain it was in my college days, much less its THC percentages.
The stats from a test kit really can't tell you much with marijuana, other than a number. It's like stereo equipment - you can buy two different brands of gear that have the same specs, and they'll usually sound totally different, tone and/or volume-wise. Often, the speakers, amp, or whatever with the worse specs sound better - and may or may not be more expensive than their competition. It's the design, and I have theories (not very popular with some people here) that a lot of the hybrid super-strains are causing anxiety and other problems, as evidenced by the postings that turn up here frequently.

When high-end Columbian Golds and Reds first came around in the 70's, a lot of my friends were happier with less-powerful varieties - either "commercial", cheaper Columbian, or Jamaican, Mexican, etc. There is no question that the top-of-the line buds of today are stronger than those powerful Columbians, and this is just too much for most people that smoke. These kids that are rolling 2 or 3 gram blunts of it, for themselves, are going way overboard.