A new study led by researchers from the University of Bath in the UK suggests a standard unit for measuring cannabis potency, similar to how we quantify alcohol consumption with standard drinks, could help people manage their intake and identify those at risk of cannabis use disorder.
Was a pain to find in the article but according to them, 1 cannabis unit is 5mg of THC. And they recommend no more than 8 per week, or 40mg. I didn’t read the entire paper so take my commentary with a grain of salt.
I think there may be a bit of a hole in this methodology because of different consumption methods. For example, smoking a regular joint vs putting that same amount of flower in a dry vape. Or dietary factors that could increase or decrease thc absorption for edibles.
Even accounting for that, 40mg of THC is not a lot. A half gram joint at 10% thc would exceed that. Seems like these guidelines are incredibly conservative.
40mg?!?! I drink sodas with 100mg in them. 40mg is barely enough to get the party started.
I’m an awful lightweight, 10mg and Im done.
It’s almost like different bodies react differently to the same chemical. Maybe we should standardize people first, just CRISPR up some sort of standard model human that would fit better to junk science.
Has The advantage that you have to consume less for the same effect and this means its cheaper. Seems like a good thing to me.
That’s what I was thinking. These days, I start with a 100mg gummy!
A calorie is not a very big unit of measurement, either. It is still useful.
That feels like a pretty good amount per week, basically a 5mg gummy every day. I can attest I start feeling much worse when my tolerance pushes me over that amount. I’ve been up to 20 units a week and generally feel pretty awful compared to 8/week. Lately I’ll do a tolerance break past 10/week because I just feel so bleh. This was before reading this paper, so it’s interesting to see how it lines up with my experiences.