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Cannabis commercialisation not decriminalisation drives up usage, study finds
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I feel like a lot of the problems could be solved if you could get some low potency stuff instead of the weapons grade stuff they all sell.
The potency is crazy. I don’t get the edibles.
“Take 1/4 of this and it will wreck you”
Why would I eat 1/4 of a gummie bear and save it for later? Why can’t I just eat a bowl of gummies, through the night, like beer?
Who wants to eat a bowl of gummy bears? Make it chips and it'll be self sustaining.
The THC seltzers solved that problem for me. Where I live, plenty of 2 and 5mg options for those with low tolerance.
You could just smoke less. I would rather inhale as little as possible. Use a one hitter and both problems solved. Lighter on your wallet too. Then there's always the option of mixing in CBD or something as a buffer if you prefer to smoke giant blunts or something for ego.
Yeah I think lower grade potency would really see a market. Like gimme some ditch weed that I can tell usee to be a brick and that I can pick the seeds out of. Those old head supply lines gotta still be around right?
That would suggest you're buying shit that supports cartels.
That market would be incredibly niche.
Yeah, it will never happen again either.
Just grow it yourself.