How Long For Cannabis Edibles To Kick In?

It can be really easy to have a bad experience with cannabis, but also so easy to have a good one, when you follow a few key guidelines. Bad dreams, sobbing uncontrollably, passing out... This is all too common, but it can be avoided. Bad trips are usually just the result of taking the wrong dosage too fast. Yes, I know, cannabis edibles are extremely delicious, but, they are even more delicious if they are consumed the right way. Lots of cannabis beginners tend to be a bit less careful when they take edibles than when they take other forms of cannabis products, because they are easy to snack and look like regular food and snacks.

Before taking any cannabis edibles like CBD gummies or pot brownies, you need to know how long they will take to kick in.

Cannabis comes in various forms and shapes. From CBD vape pen to edibles and even topicals. Each form will have a different impact on your body. If you smoke weed for example, you are highly likely to feel the effects almost immediately. With cannabis edibles, on the contrary, it takes more time.

One thing you need to be careful about is the cannabis edibles you are getting contain CBD, THC or both. Will they make you high or not? What kind of effects you can expect? Dosage is also a key information to know. While regular users can take high dosage, a new user should start with the lowest dosage available. All the edibles that you can buy online through cannabis dispensaries, like Puffland for example, have clear indications on how much cannabis they contain. Once your body is more familiar with cannabis and its effects, slowly increase dosage if you want.

Here are 3 products that have been recommended for first time consumers, which have really good reviews. They are micro-dosed, delicious and give an enjoyable experience.

Mota Edibles Sour Squares – 5mg THC per gummy

SeC Edibles Gummies – 5mg THC per gummy

Spectrum MD 5mg CBD per gummy

Since cannabis edibles are going through the digestive system, you won’t feel any effects until the body has processed the edibles. You can start feeling effects as soon as 30 minutes after eating an edible, but they can take up to two hours to fully kick in, so don’t rush to a second gummy if you can’t feel any effects after 30 minutes. Wait a bit. I know, it can be a bit frustrating having to wait, especially if it is your first time and you are excited to enjoy the full cannabis effects, but trust us, it is for your own good.

Keep in mind, that a few things might impact how fast you will feel the first effects of the cannabis edibles you took:

• Alcohol can increase the effects of cannabis past the point of enjoyment, that’s why it is recommended to choose one or the other. Drinking might speed the effects up, but they will also increase the chances to experience a bad trip. You wouldn’t want to end up in the fetal position sobbing, would you?

• On an empty stomach, effects of CBD or THC can be felt around the 30 minutes-1 hour mark (compared to 1.5 hours on a full stomach). If you are consuming cannabis with a meal, effects will be slower to show. It is actually recommended to eat a meal and then take cannabis edibles, if you don’t want to feel uncomfortable.

• All cannabis edibles are not the same and won’t give you the same experience. Cannabis edibles like pot brownies, CBD gummies or chocolates for example will be slower to digest for your body, meaning that the effects won’t be felt right away. On the contrary, if you try directly ingesting cannabis edibles like CBD oil, tincture or concentrate, effects will be quicker to experience.

When you buy weed online in Canada or give cannabis a try, keep in mind that everyone reacts to cannabis differently. It is better to start slow and increase after. So next time you eat cannabis edibles, like a pot brownie or CBD gummies for example, and wonder if it’s working, just stop for a second and ask yourself: “Am I not high yet because this edible isn’t strong enough, or because it’s only been four and a half minutes?”. Give it time, it will be worth it, trust me.