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Marijuana, then the thc content 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 pote...

Drug that it is portrayed. >> doctor, final question for you, i know people who are addicted to marijuana. and they have to have it and they use it every day. but they also can function, unlike a heroin addict or alcoholic who sits there getting enobody rated with gin. that's what the difference they point, to doctor. okay even if you are a drug addict addicted to marijuana psychologically you can function. final word? >> well, listen, bill. as your other guest said, you know, the marijuana of today is very different than the marijuana of yesterday. the thc content is much higher and it is -- ...

Better. and today's marijuana could be more addictive. it has more of the psychoactive ingredient thc than ever before. brain researcher dr. nora volkow. >> if you smoke a very potent marijuana, then the thc content 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, o...

Control their impulses, that's not fully developed until age 24. that explains why adolescents are much more vulnerable. >> there is something else experts believe is likely happening in the brain. when you smoke pot, the feel-good chemicals that make up marijuana, called cannabinoids, force your brain to stop producing their own natural cannabinoids. when you stop smoking be with you don't have them on your own. until your body kick starts production, you feel lousy. so many people smoke again to feel better. and today's marijuana could be more addictive. more of the psycho active ingredient ...

>> if you smoke a very potent marijuana, then the thc content 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 >> well, i traveled to mississippi where marijuana is illegal, but here on the campus of one of the count...