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Wasted Weed: Canada’s Disposal of 3.7 Million Pounds of Cannabis Since 2018 Oversupply has been a real issue for the cannabis industry.

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[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I've never used cannabis in my life, but last year I got a wild hair and decided to buy a gummy. It had no effect on me save for wanting to go to bed early, but I did my part y'all.

[–] Cinner@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's a well known phenomena that some people just don't get high their first time(s). I knew a guy since high school and years after that was basically immune to it. People gave him huge vape bags and massive doses of edibles and it never had an effect. Never saw the guy forget a single word. Then apparently at some point it did, because he smokes now.

There are also people who are terrible at metabolizing gummies. I'm not one of them. Give me 2mg and I'm good. Give me 20mg and I'm curled up in the fetal position in bed waiting for the visions and monsters in my head to go away.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Same experience. My gf felt like she had a cold. We both tried it 3x with same results.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

My husband who has ED got a woody for the first time in a while lol.

[–] Kage520@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Everyone's dose is unique. You'd have to slowly move the dose up (without overdoing it, because edibles last awhile) to the desired effect.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I tried 5 mg to start I think? Idk I just wanted some cereal and slept well.

[–] Sprawlie@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like it did it's job.

out of curiosity, what do you expect? This is something I've encountered with a lot of first timers. They aren't sure what to expect, so when they don't get that, they aren't sure they're high.

Cannabis affects everyone differently. Different strains will have different affects too (terpenes are interesting!)

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I thought I'd feel kind of mellow and goofy. I think the reason I didn't react much is because I'm on naltrexone which is used in anti-substance abuse treatment (I use it for trichotillomania).

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You bought "a gummy"? i had no idea that they sold singles.

[–] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yep - single 10 mg gummies are a thing. Less common than 2 x 5 mg but there's a couple.

The Health Canada cap is problematic - how much of this biomass could've been used to produce varying higher doses of edibles that actually match what most consumers want? (aside from cannabis newbies dipping their toe in - anecdote, not data, but those are the only folks I really see buying these. Everyone else makes their own or buys higher dosed ones off the unregulated market)

[–] Sprawlie@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

how much of this biomass could’ve been used to produce

All of it.

Not even edibles. If they wanted to spend some additional resources, they could have made extracts, oils, edibles, etc out of this biomass. Even low quality weed will have THC and other Cannabis that can be removed via numerous extractions methods.

The fact that instead of doing that, they're cutting their losses and throwing out product means it's a business decision to do this burning. NOT a decision based on the market or community. The LP system in Canada has sadly given all the growing power to a few giant corporations up front who are in it for money, not better products.

Heck, when former, Anti-Cannabis police chief suddenly started investing back in 2017. you knew it was all about the money.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago
[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Gummies in Canada have really really low levels of THC due to regulation. You have to eat like, a bunch to feel any kind of significant high.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Ok good to know. Maybe I'll try again.