Every year. Literally every year. A story presents itself claiming that ‘stoners’ are passing out cannabis-laced candies and edibles. We here at Stickyleaf understand the concern of such a devious act. However, we are willing to bet top dollar that NO ONE is giving your child cannabis-laced candy or edibles of any kind.

Why edibles in trick-or-treat bags aren’t happening

Like clockwork: every Halloween, a story published by a reputable news site claims to be on the lookout for buds and cannabis candies in your children’s trick-or-treat bags. To our knowledge, there has never been a story published of the act as mentioned above being committed. We believe that people don’t randomly give out cannabis candy and edibles to kids on Halloween because it is stupid and irresponsible. Think about it: edibles are expensive. Dispensary-verified or illicit, edibles can run patients a pretty penny. Why on Earth would any reasonable cannabis consumer disperse their expensive medication randomly? 

Further, why would someone provide a minor with drugs of any kind? Unfortunately, parents are more likely to find a razorblade molded inside of candy than they are edibles in their kids’ knapsacks. And medically, the razorblades are way more harmful than your child experiencing 5 to 10 mg of THC (or CBD.) 

Edible metabolization

An edible is a name for food or drinks that have been instilled with the psychoactive cannabinoid THC. Edibles can also be infused with other cannabinoids like CBD and CBG. The installation process regularly consists of sweet treats using fat like almond butter or natural coconut oil. Nevertheless, cannabis cannot be dampened in or on edibles like herbs and spices (pun intended) and be deemed medicinally effective. So if you find cannabis flowers loosely sprinkled on your kids’ Halloween candy, it will not provide any effects. It is probably just grass (another pun) since kids are somewhat gross.

The bud must go through a process referred to as Decarboxylation. This process needs the canna-chef to crush the cannabis equally and heat it ever so lightly without torching it. This method activates the cannabinoids within the cannabis and transforms the cannabinoids into their acidic form (i.e., THCA or CBDA). This acidic form of the cannabinoid is necessary for all edibles to be medicinally effective. The body breaks down acidic cannabinoids within the body differently than smoking bud.

The craftsmanship of dosing edibles

The science behind the vigor of cannabis when preferring to make edibles is hard. For every single gram of cannabis, there are 1000 mg or 1000 parts of cannabis (in its dry tradition state.) A simple formula can be executed if the canna-chef knows the THC percentage per gram of bud they are using for edibles. Typically, their powerful cannabis ranges from 20 to 25 percent THC per gram. This means, per gram, bud can consist of 200 to 250 mg of the psychoactive cannabinoid. The amount of almond butter or natural coconut oil used can yield 10 to 15mg of the psychoactive cannabinoid per tablespoon. For a better perception, 30 to 50 mg of THC within cannabis edibles is preferred for the veteran cannabis consumer. This amount of THC can provide euphoria, heavy levels of relaxation, and even hallucinations.

Tolerance

As mentioned earlier, even the most veteran cannabis patient can get too ‘lit’ from edibles. 30 to 50 mg of edibles is more than enough to put the average stoner under. Nevertheless, many cannabis dispensaries and cannabis businesses offer edibles of 100 mg of THC and up. Further, the timeframe of the effects of consuming cannabis edibles outweighs those affiliated with smoking traditional cannabis.

Happy Halloween. Remember: nobody is giving your kids free edibles. Ever.