
āĻā§āϝāĻžāύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϏ āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž: āĻĄāĻŋāϏāĻĒā§āύāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝā§āϰ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž
āĻā§āϝāĻžāύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϏ āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž: āĻĄāĻŋāϏāĻĒā§āύāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝā§āϰ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž
āĻĄāĻŋāϏāĻĒā§āύāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϏ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ, āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻĄā§āĻāĻž āϏāĻš āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞ āĻ āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§āϞāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻāϰā§ā§ˇ
āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ
āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞāĻā§āϞāĻŋ THC% (āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž - āύāϤā§āύāĻĻā§āϰ 15-20% āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ), CBD% (āĻ -āϏāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž), āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āϰāĻĒā§āύāϏ (āϏā§āĻāύā§āϧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ āϏāĻāĻļā§āϧāĻ), āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒ (āĻāύā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻž/āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻž/āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻĄ), āĻĢāϏāϞ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž/āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāύā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāϰ THC āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϞ āύāϝāĻŧ - āϏā§āώāĻŽ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻĒā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāĻ āϏā§āϰāĻž āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
thc āĻļāϤāĻžāĻāĻļ
āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύā§
THC% āĻāĻāύ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāύāϞ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āϰ⧠āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ 20% THC = 200mg THC āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž:
- 10-15% THC: Low (good for beginners, CBD-focused)
- 15-20% THC: Moderate (ideal beginner range)
- 20-25% THC: Strong (for experienced users)
- 25-30%+ THC: Very strong (high tolerance needed)
āύāϤā§āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ:
15-18% THC āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāϰ āĻāĻžāϞ āύāϝāĻŧ - āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻā§āĻ THC āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
CBD āĻļāϤāĻžāĻāĻļ
āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύā§
CBD% āĻā§āϝāĻžāύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻāϞ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āϰ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ - āĻ -āϏāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āϝā§āĻāĨ¤
āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ:
- āĻāĻā§āĻ THC, āĻāĻŽ CBD (20:1): Most recreational products, strong psychoactive effects
- Balanced (1:1 or 2:1): Medical use, reduced anxiety, moderate effects
- āĻāĻā§āĻ CBD, āĻāĻŽ THC (20:1): Therapeutic focus, minimal high
āύāϤā§āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ:
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ CBD (āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻŋ 2-5%) āϏāĻš āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝāĻā§āϞāĻŋ THC-āĻāϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ 2:1 āĻŦāĻž 3:1 THC:CBD āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
terpene āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞ
āĻā§āϰāĻĒā§āύāϏ āĻāĻŋ
āϏā§āĻāύā§āϧāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āϝā§āĻ āϝāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāύā§āϧ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻā§āϰāĻĒā§āύāϏ:
Myrcene: Earthy, musky. Sedating, relaxing. Most common terpene.
Limonene: Citrus. Mood-elevating, stress relief.
Pinene: Pine. Alertness, memory, anti-inflammatory.
Linalool: Floral, lavender. Calming, anti-anxiety.
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻāϞāĻŋāύ: Spicy, peppery. Pain relief, anti-inflammatory.
Humulene: Hoppy, earthy. Appetite suppressant (opposite of munchies).
āĻā§āύ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ:
āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āϰāĻĒā§āύāϏ (āĻŽāĻžāĻāϰāϏāĻŋāύ, āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϞā§āϞ) āϏāĻš āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ-THC āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻĒā§āύāϏ (āϞāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāĻŋāύ, āĻĒāĻžāĻāύā§āύ) āϏāĻš āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ-THC āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ
āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āĻāύā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ
āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϏ āϏāύāĻžāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰ⧠(āĻŦā§āϞ⧠āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻļ, āĻāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ)āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāϏā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ
- Indica
- Sativa
- āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻĄ (āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ āϏāĻš "60/40 āĻāύā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻž-āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ")
āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž āϤāĻĨā§āϝ
āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ
āϝāĻāύ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ/āĻā§āϰāĻĒā§āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻĢā§āϰā§āĻļāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠(6 āĻŽāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝā§)āĨ¤
āĻĢāϏāϞā§āϰ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ
āϝāĻāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻĢā§āϰā§āĻļāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ (6-12 āĻŽāĻžāϏ āϏāϰā§āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŽ)āĨ¤
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ
āĻŽāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻļāύāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāύāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
Laboratory
āĻā§āύ āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§. āϏā§āĻŦāύāĻžāĻŽāϧāύā§āϝ āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻŦ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻā§āϞāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻĻā§āώāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž
āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ:
- āĻā§āĻāύāĻžāĻļāĻ: āĻĒāĻžāϏ/āĻļāύāĻžāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋ
- āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āϧāĻžāϤā§: āĻĒāĻžāϏ/āĻļāύāĻžāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋ
- āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ (āĻāĻžāĻāĻ, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž): āĻĒāĻžāϏ
- āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻ: āĻĒāĻžāϏ (āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ)
āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
āĻĢā§āϞā§āϰ āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞ:
- THC%, CBD%
- āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύ, āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒ
- āĻāĻāύ (1 āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ, 3.5 āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ, 7 āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ, āĻāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ)
- āĻĢāϏāϞ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž/āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ
- āĻā§āϰāĻĒā§āύāϏ (āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻāύāĻ)
āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ-āϰā§āϞ āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞ:
- āĻĢā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŽāϤā§āĻ
- āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ-āϰā§āϞ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž
- āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻāύ
- āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻāύāĻ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤ
āĻāύā§āĻā§āϤ āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞ:
- āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ THC% (60-90%)
- āύāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāĻļāύ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ
- āĻĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻ-āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻ-āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ
- āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāϏā§āϝā§āϰ āϧāϰāύ (āĻŽā§āĻŽ, āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖ, āĻāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ)
āĻā§āĻā§āϝ āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞ:
- āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻ THC/CBD
- āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ THC/CBD
- āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāύ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž
- āĻāĻĒāĻāϰāĻŖ
- āĻļā§āϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ āύā§āĻŽāĻžāύ
āĻāĻŋ āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāϞ⧠āύāĻž
āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž: Labels can't predict how you'll personally respond.
āĻāύāĻā§āϝā§āϰā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ: Whole-plant effects differ from isolated cannabinoids.
āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āĻŖāĻŽāĻžāύ: Two batches of same strain at same THC% can differ in quality based on growing/curing.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§āϞāϤāĻž: 20% THC affects beginners and daily users very differently.
āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻ āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞ-āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ
āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ:
āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ: 15-18% THC, āĻāύā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻĄ, āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĢāϏāϞ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž
āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāύāĻž:
āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ: āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ THC, āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāϰ CBD (3:1 āĻŦāĻž 2:1 āĻ āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ), āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϞā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻā§āϰāĻĒā§āύāϏ
āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ:
āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ: āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻž-āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻĄ, āϞāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāĻŋāύ/āĻĒāĻžāĻāύā§āύ āĻā§āϰāĻĒā§āύāϏ, āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ THC
Sleep:
āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ: āĻāύā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāϰ THC āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, Myrcene Terpene, CBN āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§
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Frequently Asked Questions
THC% āĻāĻāύ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāύāϞā§āϰ āĻļāϤāĻžāĻāĻļ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ 15% THC āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ THC āĻāϰ 150mgāĨ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻļāϤāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ - āύāϤā§āύāĻĻā§āϰ 15-20% THC āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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