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Common Consumption Methods

• Smoking: Joints, blunts, pipes, or bongs.
• Vaporizing: Using a dry herb vaporizer for a smoke-free experience.
• Homemade edibles: Decarboxylated flower can be used to make cannabutter/oil, though this requires some prep.

Dosage Tips

• Flower THC content usually ranges from 10% to 30% THC.
• 1 gram of flower typically contains 100–300 mg THC (though effects vary based on how much is consumed in one session).
• Start with 1–2 small puffs and wait 10–15 minutes to gauge effect.
• Smoking/vaping effects peak within 30–60 minutes and last 2–4 hours.

Tip: Vaporizing is less harsh on the lungs and more efficient at extracting cannabinoids than smoking.

Glass Pipes

• Use: For smoking dried flower.
• Pros: Simple, portable, easy to clean.
• Recommended For:
  • Beginners wanting a straightforward experience.
  • Casual users who value portability.

Bongs (Water Pipes)

• Use: For smoother smoke inhalation through water filtration.
• Pros: Filters smoke for a cooler, less harsh hit.
• Recommended For:
  • Intermediate to experienced users.
  • People sensitive to harsh smoke.
  • Home users (less portable).

Dab Rigs

• Use: For vaporizing cannabis concentrates (like wax, shatter, or oil).
• Pros: Delivers potent, flavorful hits.
• Recommended For:
  • Experienced users.
  • Medical patients needing strong, fast-acting relief.
  • Concentrate enthusiasts.

Bubblers

• Use: Hybrid between a pipe and a bong; uses water but is handheld.
• Pros: Portable like a pipe, smooth like a bong.
• Recommended For:
  • Users who want smoother hits on the go.
  • Those upgrading from a basic pipe.

One-Hitters / Chillums

• Use: Discreet, single-hit consumption.
• Pros: Very portable, easy to dose.
• Recommended For:
  • Microdosers.
  • On-the-go users.
  • Beginners who want to try small amounts.

Glass Storage Jars

• Use: Storing cannabis flower or concentrates to maintain freshness.
• Pros: Airtight, smell-proof, preserves potency.
• Recommended For:
  • All cannabis users.
  • Those interested in long-term storage or odor control.

Beginners: Start with 2.5–5 mg THC.

Wait at least 2 hours before taking more. Effects can take 30 minutes to 2 hours to kick in, and peak around 4 hours.

The full experience can last 6–8 hours or longer.

Eating edibles on an empty stomach can increase intensity and onset speed. Taking with food (especially fats) can help with consistent absorption.

Combining edibles with alcohol or other depressants can intensify side effects (nausea, anxiety, dizziness).

Dabbing (Shatter, Wax, Budder, Rosin, Live Resin)

• Tools: Dab rig, e-nail, or portable dab pen.
• Use: Inhalation of vaporized extract.
• Recommended For:
  • Experienced recreational users.
  • Medical users needing fast, potent relief.

Vaping (Oil Cartridges / Distillates)

• Tools: Vape battery or pod system.
• Use: Discreet, fast-acting inhalation.
• Recommended For:
  • On-the-go users.
  • Medical patients (especially those avoiding smoke).

Oral Use (RSO, Distillate, Tinctures, Oils)

• Use: Taken sublingually or mixed into food/drinks.
• Pros: Long-lasting effects; no inhalation needed.
• Recommended For:
  • Medical users.
  • Edible/capsule DIYers.
  • People with respiratory sensitivities.

Topical Use (Infused Oils, Balms)

• Use: Applied to skin for localized relief.
• Recommended For:
  • Arthritis, muscle pain, inflammation.
  • Non-psychoactive use (typically doesn’t enter bloodstream).

Sublingual (under the tongue): Fast-acting (15–45 mins)

Oral ingestion (swallowed): Slower onset, longer effects (1–2 hours onset, 4–6 hours duration).

Can be added to food or drinks.

Applied directly to the skin for localized relief.

Non-psychoactive (THC in topicals does not enter bloodstream in significant amounts).

Available as lotions, balms, salves, roll-ons, bath soaks, and massage oils.

Inhalation through combustion.

Fast onset (within minutes), short to moderate duration (1–3 hours).