Advances in cultivating techniques and materials seem to be the main reason for the explosive growth of THC levels in marijuana. Not necessarily because it is now easier than ever to transport the drug, but because the goods required to grow the crop is more accessible than ever. Globalization connects the world in one big web. Fertilizers produced in more advanced countries are bought by people in less developed areas where the crops are usually grown. In this way, globalization has caused a side effect most people would probably have never considered...pot is more potent that ever