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Then just, smoke less?

I have a vape pen. A cartridge lasts me about 3 months because I smoke such a small amount. In theory this is a win for me because I can get inebriated for about $0.40/day.

But if I puff for 6 seconds instead of 3 all of a sudden I’m in couch lock confusion mode for a few hours, which is unpleasant.

It would be nice if like alcohol there was a better way to take a standard amount of thc. I know I’m going to be a ok if I have 2 shots, but two puffs of a friend’s joint is a random spin on the wheel of experiences.

Edibles give you the exact same experience every single time.

Edibles have a couple of major downsides.

1. They last too long. I don’t want to be high, even mildly, for 6-8 hours.

2. The drug you experience with edibles is different than with vaping or smoking. When THC passes through your liver it is slightly modified. Personally I do not like the modified version as much.

And that’s ignoring the delayed onset.

This has not been my experience at all.

Onset is delayed and often unpredictably so (for me, 30 to 120 mins is the typical range).

Actual effects vary based on what I’ve eaten, how much I ate, how recently I ate it.

I’ve had edibles that did almost nothing. I’ve had edibles that were still clearly working when I woke up the next morning.

I’m not saying it’s impossible to experience consistency, but not everyone does.

Last week I've switched from 10:10 oil to 10%:10% flower. Don't know why, but flower is so much better.

I suspect is due to how liver metabolises THC into hyperpotent form which throws off thc:cbd ratio.

Unlike alcohol, there is no standardization to account for the content of THC and CBD in commercial cannabis. So even if you smoke less you might be getting the same amount of THC.

There is no federal standardization since it's still plain illegal at that level but I think the article underplays the standards set by the states so far. They tend to be similar to alcohol labeling or, if not, significantly better (especially states like Nevada which require both percentage and absolute amounts be labeled for THC and CBD on each product regardless of type).

That said I wouldn't mind a more consistent federal rule, I'm just not sure I follow the concerns from the article as why.

Isn't the argument that it's much harder to titrate when doses are so concentrated?

Just take a small hit.

It is, though apparently folks tend to titrate to the same blood number with smoking since it hits so fast. Obviously not perfect if you don't know to wait a couple of minutes, but it seems like experienced smokers get the same amount of THC from old strains with about 5-8% as they do from newer stains when 25-30%

that's not how addiction works...

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