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So in my earlier blog I was rambling on about knowing your weed. It is the best way to get the most out of your weed.
Weed is so diverse and multi-layered. So for personal use, I break it down to the 3 most important factors that I’ve deduced with countless nights of endless research. Fine I just thought of it right now.
Oh right.. note: I’m writing this post under the impression that you, dear user/reader/human-bean, have access to medical/legal marijuana and are able to choose strains to purchase. For those of you buying weed off the kid down the block, you don’t really have choices, but this information is good to know too. 🙂
Anyway, to recap from the last post because you probably didn’t read it, here it is… The Big 3, The High-three, The Three Commandments, The Burning Three (like the burning bush..heheh), ooo… post in comments if you have names for this. I’m sure it’ll be better than anything I came up with.. but for now, let’s just call it..
The Weed Trinity:
- THC/CBD %
THC: the stuff that gets you high
CBD: doesn’t get you high but has amazing medicinal properties!
Let’s start with THC; the stuff that gets you high. So the first thing to do is know your tolerance. my tolerance is pretty low, so something with a lower THC percentage (in my opinion lower than 12%) gets me high, but I’m still able to function relatively as per usual (so not that great). anything between 12% – 18% is pretty mid range. And anything over 18% is pretty high I suppose. But these are really just my experience. note that even though my tolerance is low, I do smoke/ consume anything between 0-27% THC depending on what I’m using it for. so basically this section is pointless and self-explanatory but I rambled anyway because that’s what I do.
Conclusion: High THC%, the higher you get! (you’re welcome for this insightful insight!)
Ok.. Let’s go to the stuff I really love; CBD.
“Why do you love it if it doesn’t get you high?”, you ask. For someone like me who can’t really function while high, CBD is a LIFE SAVER! I use weed mostly for medical reasons, so CBD helps reduce my anxiety, stabilize my mood (yes, my psychiatrist says that my mood is not stable… I’d be offended if he wasn’t so darn accurate!), increases energy, reduces pain, and so on. The uses of CBD are not limited to those I’ve listed.
I call CBD an “Anti-everything+Â “
I’m not going to go into all it’s uses and how it acts as tumor/cancer prevention and so on, but I urge you to do a quick Google search that would tell you all the crazy amazing health benefits. I’m not even anywhere close to being health conscious but the amount of benefits… blows my mind!
I have CBD in both oil form and dry herb. Oil just takes longer to activate, where else vapourizing or smoking is instantaneous. I prefer the oils because it’s easier to use especially when at work, and I find the effects longer lasting.
So to wrap up this section that I thought was going to be way shorter, watch for the percentages. Use different percentages throughout the day for different levels of high… Yes, I stick by that sentence. Oh and one more thing…. there are strains that are low/high, and strains that are balanced, so you get a nice balance of THC and CBD. I prefer the balanced strains for day use.
      2. Sativa/ Hybrid/ Indica
Short version:
Sativa: Let’s get active! So it’s more of an upper in a sense. Use it when you want to move around, get creative (I find that some strains are really good for creativity), it’s uplifting. The only thing I’m cautious about because I do struggle with anxiety, is that if I’m not being active, smoking a higher THC sativa can cause anxiety and paranoia, and a sense of restlessness. So definitely a go to when you want to be up and about. I find these great for morning/ day use.
Hybrid: A combination. Watch for dominance; sativa or indica dominant. It’s nice in a sense that it gets you up and going, and then mellows out. so it’s usually perfect for evening use, and then mellowing out into the night.
Indica: ‘Sleepy time weed’ as I call it. I sometimes have trouble sleeping and a high THC indica that mellows me out and hugs me like a cloud is ideal! I use it mostly for sleep, but it’s also great if you’re relaxing on the couch, and winding down for the day.
3. Method of Ingestion
So we have a few methods going on… I’m going to break it down to inhalation and oral ingestion. Note that the way you ingest weed has affect on the psychoactive effects. For example, smoking usually gives you more of a head high, but vapourizing and oral ingestion usually produces more of a body high.
Inhalation
So here we have every method of smoking, and vaping. Using a vapourizer is said to be the safest form of inhalation. I don’t really have anything to say here other than don’t burn stuff especially if you;’re smoking indoors or in bed. I say this from experience, knowing how easy it is to burn holes in your sheets/mattress. Also, NEVER forget to fill your bong with water; OUCH. And when you’re hitting the bong, inhale appropriately so you don’t get disgusting bong water in your mouth and out your nose; this actually didn’t happen to me! But it did happen to someone i knew. No one could help because we were all falling off the chairs (and deck) laughing. Oh well. Just be safe is my point!
Oral Ingestion
You know how people say, “you can’t overdose on marijuana!”. Technically you can. You get really sick. Just ask a friend who ate 5 magic cookies because “nothing (was) happening!”. He ended up puking for 24 hours. Not fun.
Be patient. It can take up to an hour to start feeling the psychoactive effects of edibles/ oils.
I’m just gonna make a quick note about CBD oils and using them topically. I sometimes put it in my hair and in my scalp. I don’t know if it does anything but my hair feels soft. Keep in mind that CBD does have anti bacterial, anti-inflammatory, etc. properties that could help with some dermal issues, but look into it more if you’re planning to use it.
And… If you’re feeling adventurous, try a little bit, just a little, during intimate times. yup. O.
The End.
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