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Edibles
In essence, cannabis “edibles” are food products infused with cannabis. Edibles can have a mild cannabis flavour or no hint of cannabis at all. The combinations are close to endless, but some common types of edibles are baked goods, like brownies, gummies, or chocolate.
Edibles can’t contain more than 10 mg of THC, and the carry limit is still 30 g of dried cannabis, however, that doesn’t mean 30 g of edibles. Every package contains an equivalency-to-dried-cannabis conversion, so be sure to check that to be sure you are within your limit.
Edibles vs Smoking Cannabis
Edibles and inhaled cannabis are processed in different ways by the human body. Dried flower is most often vaporized or smoked, meaning that the active compounds in the plant are inhaled. When inhaled, the effects of THC, CBD, and other compounds are often felt within a matter of minutes. This is because cannabis vapour or smoke is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream via your lung tissue.
Rather than traveling directly to the bloodstream, an ebible first passes through the stomach and into the small intestine. From there, the active cannabis compounds travel into the liver. The liver then metabolizes cannabinoids and other cannabis components before they can enter the bloodstream.
Unlike inhaled cannabis, an edible must be digested and absorbed before the active effects are noticeable. It can be a slow-going process. Be patient and remember: start low, go slow.
How long does it take for edibles to work?
Like other types of ingestible cannabis, edibles can take between 30 to 120 minutes to take effect. Once those effects begin, they can last up to 12 hours, with some effects lasting as long as 24 hours.
As for how long edibles stay in your system, it’s true that THC can stay in your system a long time after the high is over (for a month or more). Just because an edible high may last longer, it doesn’t mean your system is free of cannabis when the feeling is gone. For more information on how cannabis interacts with your system.
