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Is going to go very fast into your brain at relatively high concentrations, and then that increases its rewarding effects and likelihood of transitioning into addiction. >> how much stronger is it? >> you see the barbed wire, obviously, on the fences. >> well, i traveled to mississippi where marijuana is illegal, but here on the campus of one of the country's oldest universities, ole miss, a huge stash of marijuana is under lock and key. >> this is our vault. >> this is some pretty tight security. look at this door. >> mahmoud runs what's called a marijuana potency project. what's the potency ...

We spent time with the marijuana potency project, where they analyze the marijuana confiscated in various places. back in the 60s and even above 10%. 10 to 13% thc now. they found marijuana with thc concentrations as high as 37%. there has been this breeding of the plant to try and increase the thc. so i think that's true. whether or not it's more addictive is a bit of a tougher question to answer. certainly if you talk to the institute of drug abuse. which we did. they believe a higher potency will be more addictive. this has been a difficult thing to prove. theoretically it doesn't seem so, ...