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So heres the scoop: Eating 10 25 milligrams of THC will make yor
mscles rela!" an# wa$es
of %liss will %lanket yor %o#y& 'iggling an# silliness are
common& (o will feel rela!e# an#
co)y" an# get the %est *sper sleep+ of yor life& The high
can last from for to si! hors" orlonger with higher #oses& ,eep
in min# that e$eryones meta%olism is #ifferent" an# yor weight
an# fitness will play a role in how yor %o#y reacts to e#i%le
pot foo#s& -ain patients seeking to
replace pharmaceticals can grow to tolerate #aily #oses of THC
in the hn#re#s of milligrams&Colora#o has pt together a task
force to prse new e#i%les reglations" aime# at a$oi#ing
acci#ental ingestion %y chil#ren an# limiting amonts that can %e
prchase#& .s the great legal
canna%is e!periment contines" in#stry an# go$ernment will nee#
to work together to ensreconsmers are properly e#cate# a%ot how mch
THC they shol# %e eating&
/an#ating %#ten#er training" passing ot %rochres with common
sense safety an# #osage tips"
an# effecti$e" fact%ase# p%lic ser$ice campaigns will go a long
way towar#s ensring that first
time pot tasters ha$e enoya%le e#i%les e!periences instea# of
$isiting emergency rooms&ow#s panic attack was #e to her
ignorance a%ot the %asics of e#i%les safety" an# her rookie
mistakes col# ha$e %een a$oi#e# with fi$e mintes of
'oogling& To help other canna%is $irgins
a$oi# making those same mistakes" we$e compile# or 10
Commandments of Edible
Cannabis Safety:1. Thou shalt go low and slowStart with a low
#ose of 10 milligrams of THC an# wait two hors %efore consming any
morecanna%is& (or #igesti$e system processes pot slowly"
especially if yo$e alrea#y eaten a
s%stantial meal& 3nce insi#e yor li$er" THC is con$erte#
into another chemical calle# 11
hy#ro!yTHC" which is actally more potent" e!plaining the
intensity of an e#i%les high&
2. Thou shalt label homemade pot foods
4f yo prefer to create yor own canna%isinfse# foo#s at home" %e
sre to always la%el items to
pre$ent acci#ental ingestion %y a roommate" neigh%or" frien#"
%a%ysitter" hosegest" family
mem%er" etc&
3. Thou shalt not mix with alcohol
Com%ining e#i%les with alcohol shol# only %e attempte# %y those
who ha$e mastere# %oths%stances& Smoking a ay while rocking a
%eer is a completely #ifferent $i%e than scarfing a pot%rownie when
yore alrea#y waste#& ,eep in min# that a few glasses of
Char#onnay will
magnify the effects of pot chocolate significantly" casing nasea
an# #i))iness" aka *the spins&+
4. Thou shalt eat a pope dinne
E#i%les are mch more intense when consme# on an empty
stomach& e sre to eat a soli#"
ntritios meal %efore taking yor THC #ose&
!. Thou shalt not di"e o opeate hea"y machiney
Sa$e the canna%is ntil yo6re at home" rea#y to rela! an#
re$enate&
#. Thou shalt $eep away fom childen
Store yor e#i%les in a locking ca%inet or %o!& .t an
appropriate age" e#cate any minors a%ot
the effects of e#i%les an# make sre they n#erstan# these
s%stances are for a#lt se only&
%. Thou shalt ha"e unmedicated snac$s on hand
on6t let yorself get too stone# from sheer hnger& 4f yo6re
eating pot chocolate" keep some
reglar chocolate on han# if yo nee# to taste more
#eliciosness&
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&. Thou shalt $eep C'( capsules on hand
C" another important canna%inoi# with healing properties" is
known for it6s confon#ing
effect on THC& /eaning that C can lessen the paranoi#"
panicky feelings that come on afteringesting too mch THC& ,eep
some Crich canna%is on han# for smoking" as well as high
C capsles" as anti#otes that will take the e#ge off an# retrn
%alance to yor high&
). Thou shalt emain calm4f yo #o happen to o$erin#lge on
potla#en treats" remem%er that yo will reco$er st fine&
7etreat to a safe place where yo can lay #own" an# most likely
yo will #rift off to sleep for 10or 12 hors& 8pon waking" yo
will feel incre#i%ly reste#" if not a little groggy&
10. Thou shalt ne"e pan$*
9e$er prank people %y gi$ing them infse# foo#s withot their
knowle#ge" as sch actions arecriminally irresponsi%le&
4ngesting pot foo# withot e!pecting its effects is scary an#
#angeros&
