Different ways to consume cannabis

There are many different ways to consume cannabis apart from just smoking it; cannabis healthcare can be used for many different things other than relaxing or enjoying the flavor, it can also be used to sooth pain and treat illnesses such as epilepsy.

There are a myriad of different ways to consume cannabis; you can consume it straight from the plant after it’s been dried and cured, or you can put it through various extraction processes and mixes to give it other uses. In this article we’re going to talk about some of the most common ways to consume cannabis, including but not restricted to smoking. Why don’t you try one of these if smoking is usually your thing?

Consuming dried, cured cannabis flowers:

Smoking

We all know and love this particular way of consuming cannabis; roll yourself a joint and light it up! When you smoke you absorb about 20% of the total THC and other cannabinoids in the cannabis; if you use a bong you can get up to 25%

Vaporizing

When you vape cannabis the effect is much stronger as you’re absorbing up to 90% of the cannabinoids in the plant. You’re also not burning anything, which is much healthier for your lungs as well as the fact that you won’t be inhaling tobacco if you tend to mix it with your joints. No tobacco is used in vaporizers and there’s various different types; portable ones, ones for home, vaporizers for extracts as well as weed etc.

Ingesting

You can consume cannabis in many different dishes, drinks, desserts, cakes; there are a lot of different ways to get cannabis into your blood stream through ingestion. With ingestion you’ll manage to absorb most of the THC just like with vaping, although the effect will take about an hour to kick in.

It has quite a strong high, and when it kicks in it happens fast so you need to be careful with the dosage of weed you use and how big of a proportion you have. Dehydrated cannabis pills are more direct than food as you don’t need to heat it up and run the risk of deterioration, but they still take as much time to kick in. The dosage should be around 0.5g per person, and when you ingest it you’re consuming 100% of the cannabinoids in what you ingested. On our blog you can find many delicious cannabis recipes.

Cannabis infusions

Infusions are one of the most well-known ways to extract the beneficial properties of medicinal plants using water to absorb the cannabinoids and then drinking it; this can also be done with cannabis. All you have to do issubmerge cannabis in hot water for a few minutes just like any other infusion so that the hot water can collect all of the active principles in the herb. A dosage of 0.2g per 200ml is enough to get a decent effect from it. In our blog you can read all about how to make hemp tea with Indoor Life CBD Hemp Flowers.

Cannabis liquors

If you’re a fan of any drink in particular you can dissolve the cannabinoids from your plants in it and have a nice relaxing glass of whisky or other preferred drinks. 26g per liter of liquor is a good amount. The best method is using a glass jar and leaving it in the darkness. The alcohol in the drink will dissolve the resin in your plants, and in about 6 weeks you’ll be able to filter it and store it in a bottle. If it’s extremely potent, use a bit less cannabis the next time and vice versa.

Consuming cannabis extracts by processing flowers and leaves:

Hash

This is the most used cannabis extract by far and has been made for centuries on all corners of the planet. It’s made of the resin from cannabis plants that are generally extracted simply by hitting the plant off of a mesh, dragging your hands across the plants or more complicated techniques like using meshes, water and dry ice. When pressed, the resin or kief turns into hash. People generally smoke hash in joints but you can also get pipes and vaporizers. Further, it’s stronger than dry cannabis, and it has a more relaxing, stoned effect. There are different types as CBD Hash.

BHO Extract

Butane Hash Oil is some of the most concentrated extracts, reaching up to 99.7% THC in certain cases. It’s usually consumed smoked in joints or BHO pipes and vaporizers or electronic vaporizers. It gives quite a direct effect without needing to smoke a joint; just one drag from a pipe and you’ll be good for a while, making it perfect for medicinal uses. If you prefer smoking then you can add it to a joint, both spread on the paper or mixed with the tobacco or weed. You’ll get the most out of it when you use a vaporizer as you’ll get a lot of drags out of a little bit of BHO. Remember that when you smoke it you absorb 20%, and when you vaporize it you’ll get 90%.

Cannabis tinctures

Tinctures are one of the most direct ways to consume cannabis as it can be measured perfectly. Indeed, they are extremely concentrated and with just a few drops you’ll get a full effect. Tinctures are an extraction of the cannabinoids in cannabis plants dissolved in something edible, generally olive oil. The best thing about this concentrate is that you don’t need to smoke it and with just a couple of drops you can get the full medicinal benefits. It’s basically a BHO extract dissolved in olive oil, around 1g/30ml of oil. It’s much easier to calculate the dosages.

Skin care

You can get many different products that are infused with CBD legally, and they’re perfect for calming aches and muscle pains. You can also make your own similar to tinctures, except it’s made with coconut oil and turned into a sort of cannabis coco butter. It can be used for pain relief, a scarring scream and as a muscle relaxant.

These are some of the many, many ways to consume cannabis. You can have it on toast with some cheese and butter, smoke a joint, or rub some cream on your sore muscles. Whichever method is better for you, we’re sure you’ll find the right one!