These types of bases have their respective pros and cons. A strong concentration of ethyl alcohol (such as Everclear) works quickly and keeps well, but you may not like the taste or want to ingest alcohol. Oil options include glycerine, olive oil, and MCT (medium chain triglycerides). As a compromise, you can burn the alcohol off your preparation and then combine what remains with glycerine. If you’d rather just buy a ready-made tincture, both alcohol and MCT oil feature in many manufactured products.

Tincture Dosage Tips

Cannabis tinctures can work as an ingestible substance just like other edible cannabis products; you can simply swallow them and wait for them to take effect. However, they work much more quickly than edibles if you take them as intended, by placing a few drops under your tongue and holding them there for a moment. This allows the cannabis to enter your bloodstream directly through the small, plentiful blood vessels in your mouth. you can then swallow and digest the dosage to enjoy the full long-term effects of the preparation.

The size of the dose you should place under your tongue can depend on a variety of factors, from your body weight and size to any previous tolerance you may have developed. If you make your own tincture, you can depend on a ratio of 3 fluid ounces of tincture per 8 ounces of flower or weed to provide a mild result suitable for many beginners. If you buy a manufactured tincture, follow the dosage advice on the label and then adjust that dosage to suit your needs.

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Like so many varieties of flora, the cannabis plant consists of multiple parts. However, only the female plants produce the THC-rich buds and flowers that cannabis users actually smoke. Other parts of the plant include trichomes (hair-like appendages that contain aromatic terpenes) and the strong, fibrous stems that support the plant. Both stems and seeds are traditionally thought of as throw-away components that don’t create a high or provide useful medical benefits.

Why Shouldn’t You Smoke Weed Stems?

You might feel tempted to smoke your weed stems, but you really shouldn’t. For starters, weed stems contain so little THC that you can’t derive any noticeable benefits from smoking them as you would flowers. To make the prospect even less appealing, smoked stems taste and smell acrid, like burnt wood chips. Smoking them can cause coughing jags, a sore throat, and pounding headaches. It’s little wonder, then, why experienced marijuana users have grown accustomed to tossing these parts of the plant out with the garbage.

What Use Can You Get From Weed Stems?

Just because you can’t get any benefit from smoking weed stems, that doesn’t mean these plant pieces hold no value at all. Many people happen to enjoy the flavor and aroma of cannabis, no matter what part of the plant it comes from. If you’re one of those individuals, you can always brew your stems into a tea along with your favorite kinds of tea leaves.

You can use stems to make your own cannabis-infused butter. Simply bake and grind the stems and then combine them with melted butter, straining this mixture and letting it cool. You can also infuse alcoholic beverages with stems, season your favorite dishes with them, or even mix them with alcohol and let the liquid evaporate in a pan until you can scrape away the residual hash.

Of course, the whole question of what to do with weed stems is academic if you don’t have the necessary weed. If you’re looking for high-quality medical marijuana and you hold an Arizona medical marijuana card, explore our wide selection at All Greens Dispensary and place an order with us today!

Medical research has demonstrated that cannabis can cause paranoia even though it is rare. Let’s take a look at the science behind paranoia.

How Common Is Paranoia When Smoking Weed?

The research on this isn’t conclusive as of yet, but it appears that around 50% of individuals who enjoy THC products will experience paranoia at some time. This doesn’t mean that paranoia is a 50/50 every time you smoke, but that around half of all individuals might experience paranoia at some point.

It’s All About Your Expectations

In one study, individuals who are informed ahead of time that THC can cause paranoia were actually more likely to be paranoid after smoking. It seems that there’s some expectation bias. Individuals in this study who were not told about this potential side effect had significantly lower rates of paranoia.

Genetics And Anxiety When Smoking Weed

There is some research that currently suggests a genetic or gendered difference for experiencing paranoia while enjoying cannabis products, but this research is in the very early stages. As of right now, it’s just pointing in a general direction but has yet to yield specific and actionable information.

Tips For Avoiding Paranoia When Enjoying Cannabis

Here are four quick tips that you can use to minimize the risk of paranoia while enjoying cannabis.

You should start your dosing low and slow. This helps prevent things from going too far, too fast. You can also add CBD to your cannabis products to mitigate paranoia and anxiety.

The best thing you can do is take care of yourself while enjoying cannabis.

Find Cannabis Products In Sun City, AZ

All Greens Dispensary offers cannabis edibles, flower, and other products in the Sun City, AZ area. Our shop offers local delivery and is centrally located just outside of the Phoenix area.

Place your order on our website or get in touch with our budtenders today to find the products that are right for you!