BC Bud

Canada is becoming a source country for indoor-grown, high-potency (15 to 25 percent THC) marijuana destined for the United States. Such indoor-grow operations have become an enormous and lucrative illicit industry, producing a potent form of marijuana that has come to be known as "BC Bud."

It is illegal to buy or sell any form of marijuana. In most states, holding even small amounts of marijuana can lead to fines or arrest.

Street names/slang terms:
BC Bud (from Canada), sinsemilla, skunk, chronic, kind bud

Drug Type:
BC Bud is a product of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. The main active chemical in BC Bud, also present in other forms of cannabis, is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). Of the roughly 400 chemicals found in the cannabis plant, THC affects the brain the most.

What does it look like?
BC Bud can be distinguished by its reddish stems, it also has a faint citrus scent.

How is it used?
Most users roll loose marijuana into a cigarette called a "joint". It can be smoked in a water pipe, called a "bong", or mixed into food or brewed as tea. It has also appeared in cigars called "blunts".

Short-term Effects:
• problems with memory, learning
• distorted perceptions
• trouble with thinking, problem-solving
• loss of motor coordination
• increase heart rate
• anxiety, panic attacks, paranoia
• dry mouth, throat
• bloodshot eyes

Long-term Effects:
• cancer
• lung, immune system damage

Source: ONDCP