Well I last smoked about 30 years ago. However 2 weeks ago I took one hit off a pipe and loved the feeling. Back in the day you never knew if you were getting Sativa or Indica. I suppose part of why I gave it up was not knowing what type of effect you would get. Euphoria or couch lock. I hate couch lock !
So times have changed with all these new strains.
Anyway , having liked the recent euphoric effect from one toke I ordered some seeds. Along with the seeds came nice chocolate bar, (Bhang 2x strength). Label says 130 mg THC per serving. Also warns to take only 1/2 serving if not used to it.
So i follow directions and take 1/2 piece containing 65 mg of THC. Fully expect some nice light euphoria to enjoy my day.
An hour later the freight train hits me. Very psychoactive with paranoia. Lasts at least 6 hours. After that extreme couch lock. Total time of effects was at least 10-12 hours!
Not what I was expecting! Pretty much stayed in the house all day.Tried to go outside but too intense.
I found this reference:
Most people know how much dry herb to smoke or vape to get the desired effects that works for their body. Not only that, but smoked cannabis takes effect almost immediately, so its easy to stop as soon as you need or want to. Its different with edibles though. When cannabis is ingested it takes 1-2 hours for the effects to be felt. With such a large time gap, you cant wait until you feel the medicine in order to stop. In order to not go overboard with medibles, you should have a standard reference of how much medicine works for you.
Heres how you can know. First lets go over some averages we will use. The average potency of properly grown cannabis is right around 15%, Bubble hash is usually around 35%, Waxes & Oils concentrates are usually around 65%. Most personal sized joints are about 1gram of dry herb.
Now lets say it takes you ½ of a joint to get the effects you desire. Based on the averages we can calculate an estimate of how many mg of THC that would be. ½ of a joint would be about 500 mg of cannabis. 500mg of dry herb x 15% potency = 75mg total THC. Because of the nature of smoking, about 25% of that is actually consumed by the body. So 75mg x 25% = avg. 18.75 mg of THC is ingested from this scenario. Now ingested cannabis affects the body differently than smoked cannabis so dont expect an identical high even if you consume an identical amount of medicine, but its a safe reference point to get you started.
5mg= 2 hits on a joint
25mg= your share of a party sized joint
35mg= an entire smokes joint
130mg= an eight 1/8[SUP]th[/SUP] of smoked herb
Cannabis = Super Herb! ©
So if the above is orrect looks like I had 2 joints worth of THC! Considering that one hit off the pipe is all I need I way overdosed.
Now I am hesitant to grow or ever take even a small bite of the chocolate. i'm sure a tiny piece will give me the desired effect but after yesterday i am really turned off to cannabis. Hope my feelings change.
Just wanted to share a bad experience. i imagine others have made the same error as I.
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So times have changed with all these new strains.
Anyway , having liked the recent euphoric effect from one toke I ordered some seeds. Along with the seeds came nice chocolate bar, (Bhang 2x strength). Label says 130 mg THC per serving. Also warns to take only 1/2 serving if not used to it.
So i follow directions and take 1/2 piece containing 65 mg of THC. Fully expect some nice light euphoria to enjoy my day.
An hour later the freight train hits me. Very psychoactive with paranoia. Lasts at least 6 hours. After that extreme couch lock. Total time of effects was at least 10-12 hours!
Not what I was expecting! Pretty much stayed in the house all day.Tried to go outside but too intense.
I found this reference:
MedHeadWhats the Down-Low on MG?
cI went to a shop recently to explore the various non-smokable options they had. Among them were tinctures, brownies, concentrates, candy, & capsules, there was a bit of confusion about what the dosages actually meant. What exactly is a 4X brownie? If I get an E-cartridge with an eighth equivalent in it, what does that mean for my medication? If I tell you that a capsule has 15mg of THC in it, do you know how that will affect you? Based on what Ive heard from most people the answer is no.Most people know how much dry herb to smoke or vape to get the desired effects that works for their body. Not only that, but smoked cannabis takes effect almost immediately, so its easy to stop as soon as you need or want to. Its different with edibles though. When cannabis is ingested it takes 1-2 hours for the effects to be felt. With such a large time gap, you cant wait until you feel the medicine in order to stop. In order to not go overboard with medibles, you should have a standard reference of how much medicine works for you.
Heres how you can know. First lets go over some averages we will use. The average potency of properly grown cannabis is right around 15%, Bubble hash is usually around 35%, Waxes & Oils concentrates are usually around 65%. Most personal sized joints are about 1gram of dry herb.
Now lets say it takes you ½ of a joint to get the effects you desire. Based on the averages we can calculate an estimate of how many mg of THC that would be. ½ of a joint would be about 500 mg of cannabis. 500mg of dry herb x 15% potency = 75mg total THC. Because of the nature of smoking, about 25% of that is actually consumed by the body. So 75mg x 25% = avg. 18.75 mg of THC is ingested from this scenario. Now ingested cannabis affects the body differently than smoked cannabis so dont expect an identical high even if you consume an identical amount of medicine, but its a safe reference point to get you started.
5mg= 2 hits on a joint
25mg= your share of a party sized joint
35mg= an entire smokes joint
130mg= an eight 1/8[SUP]th[/SUP] of smoked herb
Cannabis = Super Herb! ©
So if the above is orrect looks like I had 2 joints worth of THC! Considering that one hit off the pipe is all I need I way overdosed.
Now I am hesitant to grow or ever take even a small bite of the chocolate. i'm sure a tiny piece will give me the desired effect but after yesterday i am really turned off to cannabis. Hope my feelings change.
Just wanted to share a bad experience. i imagine others have made the same error as I.
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