Ah yes, another day, another group of lawmakers clutching their pearls over cannabis. This time, the grand masterminds of Connecticut’s legislative circus have decided that adults can’t be trusted with weed stronger than 15% THC. Because obviously, if you let people buy potent weed, society will crumble into a smoldering heap of couch-locked anarchy.
The latest genius proposal, let’s call it the “Fun Police Act,” wants to cap recreational cannabis at 15% THC. The justification? Public health, of course. Because we all know the real dangers of civilization aren’t fentanyl or corrupt politicians—no, it’s that guy in a hoodie who accidentally took one too many bong rips and now can’t remember where he put his phone.
This little prohibitionist fantasy isn’t unique either. New York, famous for its pizza and high taxes, is trying the same stunt. They’re floating a THC cap on flower at 15% while allowing concentrates to go up to 25%—because nothing says “responsible governance” like forcing people to switch to stronger, more refined versions of the thing you’re trying to limit.
Supporters of this nonsense claim they’re protecting the children, as if your average teenager, who can barely afford gas money, is out here demanding a terpene-rich, high-potency sativa from a licensed dispensary. Meanwhile, anyone with even the slightest understanding of cannabis knows exactly what happens when you slap arbitrary limits on legal products—hello, black market!
So let’s get this straight. Legal stores, the ones that test their products for safety, will have to limit THC levels. Meanwhile, some guy in a basement with a grow tent and a dream is about to make a killing selling 30% THC bud under the table. Sounds like a plan! Nothing like government regulations encouraging people to buy from the least regulated source possible.
What’s next? Watering down whiskey? Capping coffee at half-caffeine? Mandating a “maximum spice level” on hot sauce? If lawmakers really want to protect people, maybe start with something actually dangerous—like banning the sale of flavored vodka to college freshmen.
But no, the war on weed must continue in its never-ending cycle of “we legalized it, but not really.” In the meantime, consumers will do what they’ve always done—adapt, overcome, and keep getting high on their own terms.
Keep it weird,
