Those who had their first-ever time with marijuana will never forget the feeling. The new laws introduced and implemented attract more individuals to cannabis and its legalized usage. As of now, more college students are into trying cannabis.

Newly turned 21-year-olds from over 18 different states attending their universities are about to understand the navigation of weed. However, this procedure can be overwhelming, especially when you are non-qualified for medical cannabis or, on the other hand, cannabis is illegal in your locality.

Moreover, you might feel excited to try out the new products and substances with age. While on the other hand, you might not be wholly familiarized with the possible effects a sense produces when ingested. Similarly, you might be unaware of the chemical profile of various products and be confused with which method to try and which concentration will work best for you.

Some consumers might find it suitable to begin from a high dosage, while others prefer going slow. There is no restriction to the dosage and the methodology you adopt. But the main concern is to make your body and system familiar with the substance and its ingested amount. Before making any decision regarding substance and weed consumption, a little knowledge and understanding of how they work are helpful.

Get yourself equipped with the necessary details about the method of consumption of your choice. In addition, please do some research on which concentration to start with before going for it. Know your medical conditions and limitations before going for any experience with the weed.

This article will discuss valuable information that might help the newly attracted consumers.

Legal products and usage are safe

Living in a grown-up use market implies anybody a day over the age of 21 may buy marijuana from an authorized retailer by showing their legitimate state-given driver's permit, ID card, or identification. What's more, as proprietor of Gorilla RX dispensary in South Central Los Angeles, Kika Kieth calls attention to this phenomenon. Therefore, this should help new purchasers have an agreeable outlook on attempting things. That is not the same as a weed from the conventional market, where no testing implies potential pollutants (e.g., pesticides).

"At the point when you go into these lawful stores, you know you have placed the tried and tested product," she says. "From the responsibility of the retailers to the responsibility of the producers and the testing office. What you're burning-through archives with some obligation."

Many people believe that educating the consumers in all possible ways is mandatory. The consumer must be clear on what product they are ingesting and the potential consequences after its consumption. The products available to consumers should be the ones tried and tested. Good outcomes are required to be free of pesticides, other medications, and chemicals.

You can, in any case, bust on others' property

Dr. Amanda Reiman, a social researcher with 20 years of involvement, concentrating on pot use and organizing helpful plant instruction site Personal Plants, specifies another critical thought regarding legitimateness.

"Do not load your setting with uneasiness since you don't have the idea who's around the bend, or regardless of whether you will fall into difficulty," she says. "We legitimized cannabis, so you don't need to feel as such."

Set your aim for cannabis use

When the legitimate scene is explicit, it's an ideal opportunity to visit an authorized pot retailer. But, be that as it may, with numerous techniques for utilization and a vast number of items to browse, where do you start?

It should be clear from where and when to start. Gather all the necessary details from the utilization of products to preference. Always look for authorized dealers for buying products. Similarly, your aim and motivation behind weed consumption require focus and clarity.

"What is your motivation in coming to pot?" is the primary inquiry from the consumer’s standpoint, according to  Michelle Mendoza, Director of Buying for Sweet Flower dispensaries.

It is of extreme importance for the new consumers to characterize and prioritize mental stress, relaxation, or the need for a calm and soothing time.

Have an aim behind your cannabis consumption. Then, discuss the dose and technique for utilization. Professionals help guide the new consumers by taking into account the methods first. On the other hand, edibles can be too extreme or have a long-lasting effect. The same is true for high doses of THC and wax, shatters, and different concentrates.

Know about THC dosing

According to the Cannabis education website Green Goddess Glow, DeJanae Evins, high potency does not make a pronounced difference. Different cannabinoids impact the way one experiences cannabis. These include cannabinoids, secondary compounds, and terpenes. Alone, THC cannot drive the resulting experience.

Our endocannabinoid system makes the dosage of cannabis subjective, as per Rebecca Olmos, a writer mainly known for writing for cannabis and a product knowledge specialist. According to her, newbies must have insights into this information.

The concentration and dosage vary from individual to individual. Some consumers can easily take 2.5 mg. However, some might prefer taking as much as a hundred mg nut, and they don't experience any pronounced experiences since they are regular at the compound usage.

Generally, the rule of thumb for the consumption of cannabis is to start low and go slow. Most consumers have accepted this rule universally.

Following Dr. Reiman's suggestion, a consumer should start from as low as five mg of THC. Then, he should observe the effect of the concentration level on the body.

The easiest way to titrate THC is through smoking joints since the effects of using joints are visible within seconds. But, for maximum results, use edibles since edibles take around 90 minutes or so to show their complete products. But, this wait can be dangerous since most consumers overload on THC while being impatient.

Olmos suggests that flowers should be the first choice when you are the first trier of the compound. According to her, smoking can be overpowering. However, the edibles are easy to digest. Also, they are less harmful to the lungs. So, if the consumer wants to lean on the edible route, she steers them on beverages.

As per Dr. Reiman, the market has several beverages and cannabis drinks with two or three milligrams of THC. Therefore, a consumer should start with them and observe their level of sensitivity after making up their levels of choice for consumption.

Mendoza remarks that consumers who don't prefer smoking should use a limited amount of liquids since limited amounts of liquids are an excellent experience for newbies.

Tinctures are the products sublingually consumed. Since the effects are produced earlier, the consumer doesn't have to wait for hours to experience the outcomes.

Stay away from negative interactions

The set and setting play a significant role in cannabis consumption. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to educate the newbies on the said issue. 

Always look for the environment, setup, and mindset before you consume. Do not consume if you are upset or present in an uncomfortable environment. It's better is to wait in such a situation.

When in college, make sure that you don't consume a mix of cannabis and alcohol. Alcohol works by lowering inhibitions. As a result, a new consumer of cannabis will appear brave on their first take.

Though being drunk is not the requirement. One simple drink might get you dizzy and sick when mixed with marijuana.

According to Dr. Reiman, if you are using cannabis for the first-ever time when your taste buds are well introduced to alcohol and are regular consumers, don't do it.

It is simply a bad idea to try. A synergistic relationship exists between alcohol and cannabis. A combined consumption works to enhance the effects of both cannabis and alcohol.

Supervise your cannabis consumption

It is necessary to check on your intentions for cannabis consumption before you integrate it into your lives. Consuming overdose of cannabis happens. Even though there are no reports of death from cannabis overconsumption are on notice. Around 9 percent of cannabis consumers face difficulty while quitting it. However, the percentage is less than nicotine, alcohol, caffeine, and other drugs. Though in reality, it is not zero.

Cannabis heightens the senses in your environment. It makes you more descriptive to yourself. The overall effect of cannabis is pleasant and joyful, Evins says. On the other hand, if such an experience does not feel anymore, it is probably the time for a break.

Furthermore, as per Olmos, a newbie should reconsider their consumption habits if adverse effects appear. If your cannabis consumption impedes your daily activities, chores, and responsibilities, it is time to rethink your cannabis use and work on your consumption and dosage.

As per Keith, many rites of passage wait for the adults at college. Discovering and trying cannabis for the first time is one of them. As per her opinion, during college age, the brain grows differently. Therefore, one can enhance their growing period by educating what they are ingesting and thus enjoying the experience even more.

Consumption of the weed

Humans have been consuming weed for thousands of years. It is usually performed in many ways. At first, the methodology adopted for weed consumption involved throwing it on fire and thereby inhaling it. With evolution, the method, as well as the consumption of weed, evolved. For around a thousand years, hash-making persists. However, just a few years ago, extract technology burst out.

A few factors define why one consumption methodology is better suited for some consumers than another.

Level of experience

If you are a newbie to cannabis, you might prefer vaping, smoking, or edibles. Likewise, newbies might stay away from dabbing as dabbing is for experienced consumers with high tolerance.

Variation with situation and circumstances

Depending on the situation and circumstances following possibilities exist:

1. Use a joint: when going to a concert

2. When at home on a rainy day, try edibles or pull out the bong

3. For finding pain relief, apply a topical to the particular place on the body

4. Otherwise, use a tincture to help you sleep

In the end, it is a personal choice. The consumption methods differ based on individual decisions. Some prefer one form to another. 

While some prefer flowers and roll joints, others love to choose to dab. Still, some might prefer a liquid form of cannabis. However, vaping and edibles are equally liked—likewise, many consumers like mixing several consumption methods.

Now we will explore the methods one by one. Thus, gathering maximum knowledge about cannabis consumption.

1. Smoking

For thousands of years, the technique for smoking the weed included throwing it on fire followed by inhaling it. For the said purpose, weed was usually rolled up and packaged in the form of pipes.

For most consumers, smoking is an easy and handy method. In the market, various devices are available that are meant for smoking purposes. These include pipes, joints, bongs, blunts, and many others. Thus, too extreme or a particular method for smoking weed is available for every situation.

2. Edibles

Edible consumption of cannabis refers to the infusion of any food or drink with cannabis. For making an edible, instill the cannabis in oil, butter, or any other substance. Such an infusion helps in food making. 

A diverse product range of cannabis edibles is available in the market. It includes brownies, gummies, baked goods, and cookies. Other products based on cannabinoids include beer, soft drinks, wine, and unusual food items like beef jerky and potato chips. There is no end to the possibilities of cannabis edibles.

With the edible methodology, the stomach and liver process the consumed product. Thus, producing long-lasting effects with more vital experiences. The easiest way to dose and use cannabis is through edibles. 

The fundamental strategy is to start low and go slow. Do not make the mistake of overusing the products since this issue is problematically common to many consumers. Remember that edibles require a little longer to produce the desired effects and experience.

3. Vaping

For everyone, vaping is perhaps a great experience. Be it a first-timer or newbie, or an experienced consumer. The simplest and easiest device available for vaping is the vape pen. Vape pens vaporize cannabis oil.

The oil vaporizes within the cartridge. Vape pens are discrete as well as portable gadgets. Thus, it is regarded as one of the best ways to get into cannabis.

Different types of vaporizers that are tabletop and transportable exist. They can either vaporize flowers or concentrate or even both.

For cannabis consumption, vaping is a safe method compared to smoking. As to tobacco and combustion, vaping occurs at relatively low temperatures. That is why vaping is accessible on the throat. Additionally, vaping helps preserve terpenes and cannabinoids as well.

4. Dabbing

Dabs are also known as concentrates or extracts. They are comparably a potent form of cannabis consumption. However, this method of cannabis consumption is highly concentrated. Dabs appear either as waxes, shatters, oils, or in various other forms.

It is consumed in a dab rig. That is why the term dabbing has been used for this methodology.

In appearance, a dab rig is like a bong. However, the difference implies that it is equipped with a nail rather than a flower bowl.

The nail of the dab is made from Glass. Glass provides the added advantage that it can bear a high temperature and heat. When dabbing, put a dab on the nail. Due to high temperature, the flash evaporates from the dab.

Dabs are highly potent compared to flowers. The method of dabbing is typically suitable for experienced consumers. Whether you are a newbie or a low consumer of the weed, getting to dabbing requires more familiarity with the compounds and chemicals within the weed.

Dabbing is a boiling process. Thus, it flashes the vapors at a temperature range of 400-600°F. On the other hand, combustion and smoking of flowers occur around a temperature of 350°F.

The mouthpiece of the dab connects to the water chamber. A torch heats the nail. It then cools to a perfect temperature for dropping in the dab. 

Dabs are so named for their texture and appearance. The surface is mainly related to the procedure that creates it. There are several techniques for extraction that generate a myriad of various dabs.

Dab is usually sticky and messy. Moreover, various colors like yellow, brown, white, and amber attract consumers.

5. Tinctures

Cannabis-infused liquids that extract cannabis compounds from the plant are tinctures. It is infused with alcohol and generally used under the tongue. As to edibles, they enter the blood instantly; thereby, producing immediate effects and outcomes. In short, using tinctures requires accurate dose control.

Various potencies, flavors, as well as cannabinoid profiles exist for tinctures. Thus, catering to the individual choices and preferences and medical requirements.

RSO or Rick Simpson Oil is a specific type of tincture. One can consume RSO either in the form of capsules or ingest it in the form of oil. The invention of this product dates to when Rick Sipson used it. He used it in the form of concentrated cannabis for treating his ailment of skin cancer.

6. Topicals

Cannabis-infused balms and lotions applied right to the skin are topicals. They are used for relieving pain, inflammation as well as soreness.

Topicals work by providing relief and subsiding symptoms. They do not have any psychoactive effects. Therefore, their usage enables the user to be clear and focused while relieving symptoms.

Difference between extracts, concentrates, and dabs

The extraction process of cannabis begins with trichomes. Trichomes are the resinous glands naturally present in the cannabis plant.

They consist of cannabinoids like THC and CBD, as well as terpenes. These are the compounds that make one feel high. Additionally, they are also the flavoring compounds of the plant.

There are different techniques and methodologies available for the extraction of cannabis. These techniques involve separating the trichomes from the cannabis plant. In this way, a cannabis extract creates. For example, a cannabis extract might have the texture and consistency of sap, wax, butter, sauce, oil, and much more.

An extraction is an intense form of cannabis. It only consists of resins. Resin is purely trichome-based. Thus, it indicates that there is no plant material. They are also known as cannabis concentrates. Both terms, extract and focus, are the same.

Mostly the method used for ingesting extracts and concentrates is via the process of dabbing. The sections and concentrates consumed through dabbing are dabs where some experts do not require wiping, such as RSO, Kief, and tinctures. 

All of those mentioned above are usually the extractions of alcohol or others. Instead, they are extracts and concentrates since they eliminate trichomes from the plant material into a more condensed concentrated form of cannabis.

The Bottom Line

Cannabis consumption is exciting for the newbies of age 21 and above. It is the period of their life marked with testing and trying new experiences. Their mindset is entirely focused on growth. So, most university students are attracted to cannabis and the associated products in states where its use is legal. It is better to wait before going for some new experience; educating yourself on the matter is mandatory. Weed consumption requires that you should be mentally prepared for ingesting the products.

A great deal of information exists, from preventive measures to methodologies used for cannabis consumption. Newbies might not be concerned to gather such vast knowledge, but at least a little understanding of the matter proves advantageous. 

From dabbing to smoking and vaping, several methodologies exist for consuming cannabis. Tinctures and topicals as well are used for cannabis consumption. In addition, numerous edible cannabis products in food or drink are available on the market.

First and foremost, the user needs to define their dose following the body’s limitations. Secondly, the environment where one consumes cannabis should be protective rather than overwhelming or uncomfortable. Similarly, the shared mindset, as well as experience with others, should be comforting. Finally, the aim for cannabis consumption needs clarity.

Disclaimer: This material is for informational purposes only and should not be relied on for legal, medical, financial, or any other form of professional advice.