Marijuana edibles are hot sellers in the first months of legalized pot sales in Nevada. As much as 45 percent of all weed sales are edibles.
The potencies, however, have forced dispensaries and lawmakers to be proactive in educating many first time Nevada users on how to ingest pot properly. “We’ve been very involved from the outset to prevent overconsumption,” said Riana Durrett, executive director of the Nevada Dispensary Association.
According to state law, marijuana edibles in Nevada are limited to 10 milligrams of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in pot, per dose or no more than 100 milligrams of THC per package.
An average dose for regular marijuana users is 8-10 milligrams of THC, said David Goldwater, owner of Inyo Fine Cannabis Dispensary. While frequent pot users can easily handle up to 20 or 30 milligrams, first time and less experienced users should begin with 2.5 to 5 milligram doses.
That means when opening a bottle of gummy drops — commonly sold in packs of 10-12 small candies at 8-10 milligrams each — first time users should only eat 1/4 to 1/2 of 1 gummy to achieve a desired high.
Weed edibles can take the average person from 45 minutes to two hours to start feeling its effects. Low and slow is always the recommendation. Low THC milligram count and eating it slow.
Chocolate bars, peanut butter cups, brownies and gummy drops are similar in serving size and potency. A 12-square chocolate bar totaling 100 milligrams of THC would have just over 8 milligrams of THC per square, which is more than enough for most people to get high.
At many dispensaries handout literature is available for customers on proper edible use. Dispensary staff from nearly all of the Las Vegas Valley’s nearly 45 dispensaries are trained and available to advise on proper edible use and to educate customers.
Edible sales continue to grow at a high rate and have grown rapidly from the beginning according to dispensary officials.
The resources are out there, a lot of it is just being responsible and knowing what you’re consuming.