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I live in Colorado and they limit edibles to 10mg per piece/100mg per pack max. 150mg for a single gummy is a bit nuts though. As someone who smokes a good amo

I live in Colorado and they limit edibles to 10mg per piece/100mg per pack max. 150mg for a single gummy is a bit nuts though. As someone who smokes a good amount of weed, my recommendation to people it to always stick to just flower. I've tried it all, vaping, vaporizers (different than vaping, you're superheating flower rather than using an extract), edibles, and regular pot. From my personal experience, edibles last the longest but don't hit right away, takes about an hour for it to pass through to your liver and from there I noticed that it was a "low grade" high for a few hours. Vaping is the polar opposite, the stuff hits you almost instantly. You also have to be careful and not puff to much, a monster hit will send you to another universe. I've also noticed that because of the high THC content (sometimes 90-100%) and virtually no CBD content, this is the easiest way to have a bad high. This also gives you the shortest high, seems to wear off quickest. Finally you have good ol' flower. This is what I usually smoke because it slots somewhere between vaping and edibles in terms of how high you get. I almost always smoke flower because I get consistent results. If I vape I might have a panic attack, if I have an edible it might last too long, but with plain weed I know how long I'm going to be up, what the experience will be, etc. Also this is complete pseudoscience but there's something that makes me feel better about smoking flower vs the other stuff. Vaping and all that other stuff is cool, but there's a certain safety in knowing the only modification a flower had was trimming the leaves away, no lab equipment, extractions, chemicals or any of that.

corrral 4y ago
A lot of the concentrates used in edibles and vapes cut nearly everything but the THC, which may be part of the observed difference between those and flower. "Full spectrum" extracts that keep many of the other chemicals seem to hit very different for me—I don't get the stereotypical giggly-high effect on pure THC or THC+CBD, mostly just sleepy (which is often exactly what I want, so that's fine), but I do on full spectrum gummies. Could be psychosomatic, but the effect feels pretty different to me.
mschuster91 4y ago
> Also this is complete pseudoscience but there's something that makes me feel better about smoking flower vs the other stuff. Vaping and all that other stuff is cool, but there's a certain safety in knowing the only modification a flower had was trimming the leaves away, no lab equipment, extractions, chemicals or any of that. Honestly, that is common sense not pseudoscience. There has been way too much shady shit going on especially in vaping [1]. [1] https://www.vox.com/2019/10/28/20936888/vaping-lung-illness-symptoms-death-cdc-report https://www.vox.com/2019/10/28/20936888/vaping-lung-illness-...
yonaguska 4y ago
I always recommend vaping dry herb with vaporizers over smoking because you avoid most of the negative health effects of combustion. Obviously inhaling hot air is probably not good for your throat and tongue. I don't think it's very good for the lungs either. And getting it directly from the flower means that I can cut it with high CBD flower depending on what experience I'm looking for.
bitxbitxbitcoin 4y ago
Smoking flower has a bigger entourage effect than hitting a vape because whatever in the vape is a concentrated, processed version of the flower which has lost some cannabinoid or terpene content in the process.
throwaway365435 4y ago
Personally I find edibles ideal. I love the 1-2 hour come up. I love knowing exactly how much I'm taking and what I'm getting myself into. With any form of smoking or vaping I have no idea how high I'm going to get. I hate the smoke, the coughing, the throat burning and just about everything else. I also hate going from sober to high in less that a minute, the come up is my favorite part. I'm not trying to discount your opinion at all. I just found it fascinating to have such polar opposite experiences with the same thing. I also assumed smoking was so popular just because it was the only convenient way to use when it was illegal. Now that it's legal I just assumed most have formed a habit they haven't really considered or realized. EDIT: Also just for context, my range varies from 3mg - 15mg depending on if I'm going for a little buzz or completely stoned
D13Fd 4y ago
I feel like you are omitting the fact that smoking causes cancer.
- tacheiordache 4y ago
  One smokes flower on a much lower magnitude. If you were to compare it to smoking cigarettes it would be 1 cigarette a day vs one pack a day. Second, stress causes cancer. If one is using just a little bit to wean off the stress that'd work out. Also pollution causes cancer. I don't see anyone banning cars, not even having some regulations for large diesel trucks which leave a humongous trail of smoke...
  - jb1991 4y ago
    > Second, stress causes cancer. That is quite a statement.
    - aaaaaaaaata 4y ago
      Stress › Inflammatory response › cancer
      - jb1991 4y ago
        > The best quality studies have followed up many people for several years. They have found no evidence that those who are more stressed are more likely to get cancer. > Some people wonder whether stress causes breast cancer. But overall, the evidence for this has been poor. And a large study of over 100,000 women in the UK in 2016 showed no consistent evidence between stress and breast cancer. There are plenty of other articles around summarizing studies like this.
unethical_ban 4y ago
I don't know how people could regularly consume edibles that strong. Absolutely ridiculous. Edibles in low doses are great, but flower seems to be the most natural and safe way to consume it in a predictably moderate dose (vs. a huge dose from edibles, or wax, etc.) As an aside, I tried vapes again recently and they did almost nothing for me. Compared to a year ago when I tried one and got put on my ass quickly.
- aaaaaaaaata 4y ago
  Easy — amateurs are burning out many of the lower temperature compounds during their extraction or cooking procedure. Your 10mg is not the same as my 10mg.
acchow 4y ago
I also have found vapes to have other adverse effects - some psychosis, and worsened short-term memory loss (compared to flower). Flower hits different.
jb1991 4y ago
> no lab equipment, extractions, chemicals or any of that Except for widespread pesticides when growing flower in many places, often without much regulation.

corrral 4y ago

A lot of the concentrates used in edibles and vapes cut nearly everything but the THC, which may be part of the observed difference between those and flower. "Full spectrum" extracts that keep many of the other chemicals seem to hit very different for me—I don't get the stereotypical giggly-high effect on pure THC or THC+CBD, mostly just sleepy (which is often exactly what I want, so that's fine), but I do on full spectrum gummies. Could be psychosomatic, but the effect feels pretty different to me.

mschuster91 4y ago

> Also this is complete pseudoscience but there's something that makes me feel better about smoking flower vs the other stuff. Vaping and all that other stuff is cool, but there's a certain safety in knowing the only modification a flower had was trimming the leaves away, no lab equipment, extractions, chemicals or any of that. Honestly, that is common sense not pseudoscience. There has been way too much shady shit going on especially in vaping [1]. [1] https://www.vox.com/2019/10/28/20936888/vaping-lung-illness-symptoms-death-cdc-report https://www.vox.com/2019/10/28/20936888/vaping-lung-illness-...

yonaguska 4y ago

I always recommend vaping dry herb with vaporizers over smoking because you avoid most of the negative health effects of combustion. Obviously inhaling hot air is probably not good for your throat and tongue. I don't think it's very good for the lungs either. And getting it directly from the flower means that I can cut it with high CBD flower depending on what experience I'm looking for.

bitxbitxbitcoin 4y ago

Smoking flower has a bigger entourage effect than hitting a vape because whatever in the vape is a concentrated, processed version of the flower which has lost some cannabinoid or terpene content in the process.

throwaway365435 4y ago

Personally I find edibles ideal. I love the 1-2 hour come up. I love knowing exactly how much I'm taking and what I'm getting myself into. With any form of smoking or vaping I have no idea how high I'm going to get. I hate the smoke, the coughing, the throat burning and just about everything else. I also hate going from sober to high in less that a minute, the come up is my favorite part. I'm not trying to discount your opinion at all. I just found it fascinating to have such polar opposite experiences with the same thing. I also assumed smoking was so popular just because it was the only convenient way to use when it was illegal. Now that it's legal I just assumed most have formed a habit they haven't really considered or realized. EDIT: Also just for context, my range varies from 3mg - 15mg depending on if I'm going for a little buzz or completely stoned

D13Fd 4y ago

I feel like you are omitting the fact that smoking causes cancer.

tacheiordache 4y ago
One smokes flower on a much lower magnitude. If you were to compare it to smoking cigarettes it would be 1 cigarette a day vs one pack a day. Second, stress causes cancer. If one is using just a little bit to wean off the stress that'd work out. Also pollution causes cancer. I don't see anyone banning cars, not even having some regulations for large diesel trucks which leave a humongous trail of smoke...
- jb1991 4y ago
  > Second, stress causes cancer. That is quite a statement.
  - aaaaaaaaata 4y ago
    Stress › Inflammatory response › cancer
    - jb1991 4y ago
      > The best quality studies have followed up many people for several years. They have found no evidence that those who are more stressed are more likely to get cancer. > Some people wonder whether stress causes breast cancer. But overall, the evidence for this has been poor. And a large study of over 100,000 women in the UK in 2016 showed no consistent evidence between stress and breast cancer. There are plenty of other articles around summarizing studies like this.

unethical_ban 4y ago

I don't know how people could regularly consume edibles that strong. Absolutely ridiculous. Edibles in low doses are great, but flower seems to be the most natural and safe way to consume it in a predictably moderate dose (vs. a huge dose from edibles, or wax, etc.) As an aside, I tried vapes again recently and they did almost nothing for me. Compared to a year ago when I tried one and got put on my ass quickly.

aaaaaaaaata 4y ago
Easy — amateurs are burning out many of the lower temperature compounds during their extraction or cooking procedure. Your 10mg is not the same as my 10mg.

acchow 4y ago

I also have found vapes to have other adverse effects - some psychosis, and worsened short-term memory loss (compared to flower). Flower hits different.

jb1991 4y ago

> no lab equipment, extractions, chemicals or any of that Except for widespread pesticides when growing flower in many places, often without much regulation.