This is very true.
In a basically odorless environment with nothing but brick that has been packed in fabric softener sheets for transport, some dank home grown was easily identified if someone had it in their pocket.
I do swear that the skunk i bought in the mid 90's in salem ma was superdank, but memories are nostalgic, and not necessarily comparable. I do believe the theory that the intense smell was bred out due to prohibition, but that is just an opinion