Measuring Gratitude – A General Guide to Testing and Dosing Marijuana Edibles

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When it comes to cannabis use, it’s always a good idea to test your tolerance. However, if this is your first time using cannabis, it can be a little tricky. How do you know if you are able to handle a full dose of a food that you bought in the store? How do you know how much cannabis to use in your butter before making your brownies?

If you are struggling with these questions then you have come to the right place. Today we walk you through the basics of dosing in this article titled “Measuring Gratitude”.

We’ll explain both how to properly test an edible that you buy from a pharmacy and what to look for when infusing cannabis into your own edibles. Still, if you are an experienced cannabis user, some of this information can be valuable to you.

However, if you are completely new to the world of cannabis, this information may be what you need to avoid greening. If you are unfamiliar with greening, you are essentially experiencing an “overdose” of cannabis. Unlike other drugs, cannabis overdose is relatively safe. However, the experience could also be scary – especially when consuming edibles.

This is because foods process THC differently than when they are smoked. Instead of delta-9-THC – the by-product of cannabis smoking – you get 11-hydroxy-THC. It is estimated that 11-hydroxy-THC is 10 times stronger than Delta-9.

For this reason, it is important to always be slow when consuming any edible, because the moment you overdose, a journey is on the horizon. Fortunately, the chances of you dying are slim to none. In most cases, when you can find a quiet place, have a coffee and go to sleep, you will get through the green out.

We’re not here to talk about greening out however, we’re here to talk about dosing – so let’s get started!

Test your pharmacy-bought edibles

The inspiration for this article came from a post I saw online that delved into the basics of dosing for beginners. Essentially, the post explains that the first time it’s best to buy a 1: 1 ratio of THC to CBD. THC will get you high, but CBD counteracts that high.

Conversely, a ratio of THC to CBD of 2: 1 would mean that the THC is more strongly expressed. Think of CBD as the break that would limit how far the THC can take you. Remove some of it and the THC will take you further down the rabbit hole.

Next, let’s say you buy a pack of 50 mg of THC and 10 gummy bears in it. This means that each gummy bear contains 5 mg. According to the post, this is where you should take a gummy bear and further break it up into 4 pieces so that you have 1.25 mg of THC each.

The post office then suggests taking a serving of the gum and waiting 24 hours. Then you would increase the dose until you get a comfortable high.

This is a very conservative approach. The fact is, 1.25 mg of THC is unlikely to harm anyone. Your threshold is much higher.

You could take 1 bit THC (1.25 mg) and then wait about 1 hour. If you don’t feel anything after 1 hour, take another and wait another hour.

If after the second hour you still don’t feel anything – then take 2.5 mg and wait again.

If after that you still don’t feel anything – DO NOT EAT ANY MORE! Now wait and reset for the next day. However, the next day, start your dose on 2.5 mg and wait.

You then follow the same protocol as the first day until you feel a nice buzz. Once you find your threshold, you will know how much THC it will take to get you going, and that data can be applied to future edibles.

This is all good for pharmacy-bought products, but how much grass do you use in butter when making your own edibles?

Measure your own homemade edibles …

I could write about using X amount of grass per X amount of butter, but that wouldn’t be accurate. Especially when you consider that strains have different percentages of weed. You won’t need the same amount of cannabis with 25% THC as cannabis with 15% THC.

Fortunately, I don’t have to explain these things to you as there are tools online that you can use to calculate these things automatically.

The cannabutter dose calculator allows you to enter your specific values ​​and it will automatically calculate how much you need.

Just enter the THC percentage in your weed. The site has a sliding bar that you can adjust to your desired THC levels. Then you will see a field in which you write the cannabis used in grams. Finally, you will also list the number of servings that you will be making with the mixture.

Once you fill this out you will have a dose calculation per homemade dish! As with the edible pharmacies, be sure to test this out slowly and work your way up. If you already know your threshold dose, you can start there, but always be careful.

What do I do in the event of an overdose?

Chances are that one day you overdosed on weed while experimenting … as mentioned earlier, the keys to success are having a coffee, finding a quiet place, and lying down. The reason most people go to the emergency room with a cannabis overdose is because they self-work. If you just breathe slowly – relax and know that whatever goes up has to come down … you will be fine.

However, if you follow the suggestions above, you should be safe from overdosing.

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