WHY EDIBLES CAN BE THE BEST WAY TO CONSUME CANNABIS

Not everyone enjoys smoking, and although smoking cannabis is not toxic like smoking cigarettes, there can be health concerns, as well, when our bodies age it can become more difficult to inhale. 

There are many methods of smoking these days that allow us to choose how we experience our cannabis but for some people, smoking is still not an option. 

Edibles are discreet – there’s no smoke or scent that will stick to you so they’re a great way to experience a THC high without drawing attention to yourself. 

People who are experiencing nausea, physical pain, or lack of appetite may choose to consume edibles because it’s easier than smoking and once a brand of edibles is preferred, then it’s much easier to understand the doses and sustain a consistent schedule.

The high experience from edibles is very different than the high experience from smoking.  It’s believed that oral ingestion absorbs THC differently than combustion which can waste active cannabinoids.  We find it can be slow to hit so the high feels natural and euphoric without the fog that can come from a joint.

Our biggest recommendation with edibles is to know what you're consuming! 

Seems simple enough, but chances are your friend who found themselves hiding in the bathroom didn’t actually know the amounts of THC they were consuming.

Pre-regulation edibles often came in the form of baked goods – cookies, rice crispy squares, and brownies.  The dilemma we’ve witnessed first-hand is we may forget we’re eating a THC-infused edible, not a cookie.  We may gobble the cookie down with ravenous glee forgetting we’re digesting an unknown amount of THC.

Remember, illicit edibles are not tested, there is no Certificate of Analysis that details the cannabinoids. The dosage of unregulated products is a guess.

This is why the 10mg of THC per edible package in the regulated market is so nice. We haven’t heard of one person having over-consumed legal edibles that left them feeling lost on the couch for hours. Legal edibles are evenly and consistently dosed.

When we eat edibles, it can take 10 minutes or up to 2 hours to feel the full effects.  How our bodies digest the edible is dependent on our body mass, age, metabolism, sex, and body chemistry. 

If during this time someone continues consuming more weed then the results may be more intense – keeping in mind, that no one has died from a cannabis overdose – it will prove to be a very uncomfortable experience at best.

There is no hurry to get high. If you’re learning what your comfortable dose is, then take your time and enjoy the process.

You may want to keep a journal to track what you like and don’t like. At Oceanside CWeed, we can create customer profiles, this is where we store your purchase history, so we can track the products you like for you.