3 problems developing high tolerance for THC

The more you use cannabis, the more likely it is that you will develop a tolerance for it. As with many other substances, cannabis tolerance occurs naturally, with your body getting used to the grazing and reducing its response to it. While this reduces problems like bad highs, wild nibbles, and paranoia attacks, it also creates a number of new problems.

Fortunately, marijuana tolerance is a simple enough problem to solve. Tolerance breaks are popular for a reason, and if you take a cannabis break for a few weeks, your body will experience a stronger and revitalized response to the drug.

Here are three problems with developing high tolerance for THC:

Less therapeutic effect

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Developing a high tolerance for cannabis means you won’t get as high as you used to. For everyday users, this is a disappointment, but for people who use cannabis for therapeutic or palliative purposes, it is a bigger problem. To manage this, it is important to keep track of how often and how much weed you consume. It also helps to consume cannabis in different forms, different strains, and at different times of the day as it will likely change the effects you are experiencing.

Spend more money

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The higher your tolerance, the more likely it is that you will need more weed to have an effect. To minimize this, it’s also a good idea to change your traditional way of consuming it instead of buying more weed. Even a small change from cannabis flowers to vape cartridges.

Experience withdrawal symptoms

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Developing high tolerance for THC isn’t the end of the world. It is an expected result after habitual marijuana use. If you start using cannabis every day, you will likely develop withdrawal symptoms if you choose to cut back on your use, either on purpose or by running out of weed. Expect symptoms like headaches, mood swings, insomnia and more, and use them as an opportunity to allow a tolerance break.