Microdosing Cannabis: How and why?
/Microdosing or the act of using less than therapeutic levels of a substance in order to reduce the psychoactive effects of the substance, is a common practice used by users of psilocybin and LSD. Microdosing has many practical applications in medical cannabis markets, especially when high THC cultivars favored in recreational markets penetrate medical markets. What are people to do looking to truly alleviate pain or discomfort and still be functional? Microdosing seems to be the key. Most practitioners will agree that tinctures and topicals are medical products, while concentrates are more recreational. Flower, depending on the cannabinoid concentrations and genetics can absolutely to be medicine. But how do you integrate these products into a healthcare routine?
Microdosing cannabis means ingesting or inhaling sub therapeutic levels. Generally practitioners agree that 2.5-5mg is a standard starting place for the unexperienced cannabis user, expecting a medical patient to not use more than 25-30mg per day. An oral method twice a day and inhaled cannabis for acute or breakthrough pain is generally prescribed in medical states where prescriptions are required. Generally with Cannabis, less is more. The sedating effects of the plant tends to be amplified significantly as more is consumed. Modern cannabis users are learning to more effectively manage unwanted side effects by moderating consumption. Devices such a portable vapes, cartridges and dry herb vaporizers make it easier for consumption throughout the day without the smelly side effects of smoking cannabis while reducing psychoactive effects.