If you’ve consumed a variety of edibles, you’ve probably noticed that some of them work faster than others. This is because of how they’re consumed. Edibles can be consumed a couple different ways, including sublingually or buccally (under the tongue or through the cheek, respectively) or through digestion (swallowed). 

Edibles like candies and lozenges stay in your mouth, so they’re absorbed through the thin skin in your cheek and under your tongue. This process gets the cannabinoids to your bloodstream faster than edibles like brownies that need to be digested. That’s why you may feel the effects of a lozenge faster than a cannabis biscuit.

There are also products that are consumed both ways—like cannabis beverages. While some of the drink will remain in your mouth and get absorbed there, it will also make it to the stomach and go through the digestion process. This may mean that you’ll feel the effects of these beverages faster than a digested edible but more slowly than an edible that remains in your mouth.

Now that we know how cannabis edibles can be absorbed—through the mouth or via digestion—we can explain how long it takes for marijuana edibles to work. In general, we always recommend waiting a full hour to feel the effects of an edible. That being said, depending on the edible, the time to feel the effect may be significantly shorter. 

For example, if you’re enjoying a marijuana lollipop, you’re going to be absorbing the cannabinoids through your mouth. This is a quicker process than edibles that need to be digested, so you may feel the effects faster. If you prefer chewing and swallowing your edibles, as you would with gummies, the cannabinoids have to be absorbed through your digestive system, metabolized by the liver, and reintroduced to the bloodstream. This is a process that takes time and that means a slower time to feel the effects. 

There are also factors to consider that include everything from what you ate that day to your gender, weight, tolerance levels, and the THC dosage. These all play a part in how quickly an edible can affect you. That’s why we tell everyone to start slow with a low dose and figure out what’s right for you, depending on the edible you’re consuming.

It would be almost impossible to list all the different marijuana edible types because more and more are coming to the market. This includes things like cannabis marinades to dried apple slices. That said, the most popular types of edibles at dispensaries fall into one of these five categories:

Marijuana Gummies & Chews

Gummy edibles come in all different shapes and sizes—some of them even mimicking popular non-cannabis sweet, chewy candies on the market today. Just remember—they look and taste like candy, but they’re still cannabis, so watch your dosage to avoid unpleasant side effects.

Baked Goods & Cannabis Brownies

While marijuana brownies are one of the most popular baked edibles, they’re not the only baked edibles. The industry has expanded exponentially when it comes to baked cannabis products, making it so you can buy cookies, pancakes, brownies, muffins, and more.

THC Beverages & Drink Mixes

Yes, you can drink your cannabis. Cannabis beverages come in all different varieties from seltzers to teas, juices and more. And if you prefer to make your own drinks, drink mixes that include cannabinoids like THC can help you create the perfect beverage at home.

Marijuana Mints & Hard Candies

While there are mints and hard candies made with cannabinoids and terpenes, many are infused with THC distillate. Because of the distillate, you get all the sweet candy flavor you love but no marijuana flavor. Hard candy and mint marijuana edibles are absorbed through the cheek wall or under the tongue and can cause a faster effect than digested edibles.

THC-Infused Cooking & Baking Oils

If you’re interested in making your own edibles at home, take a look at cannabis-infused cooking and baking products. From can abutter to taco seasoning, you’ll find a wide array of ingredients to add cannabis to your (adults only!) meals.

Understanding how much THC is in edibles can get a little confusing if you’re not sure how to read the packaging. The edible’s cannabis product label will list dosages that typically range from 2.5 mg to 10 mg. This number means that’s how much THC is in each serving. So if you have a chocolate bar with twelve squares, and each square is a 5 mg serving, that edible has 60 mg of THC in it. You could also have a package of 10 gummies, each with 10 mg of THC, making it 100 mg total. 

Knowing how much THC is in your edible and how the edible’s THC breaks down per serving will help you better dose your edible. A new cannabis enthusiast may choose to have a single 5 mg square of chocolate where a seasoned cannabis connoisseur may opt for three squares of chocolate.

Cannabis edibles are cannabinoid-infused food products, whereas flower is the dried and cured flower bud from the marijuana plant. The biggest difference between the two is how they are consumed—flower is typically smoked or vaped, and edibles just need to be eaten.

In addition to the way flower and edibles are consumed, another difference is the onset and duration of effects. While edibles tend to last longer than flower, it can also take longer to feel the effects of many edibles compared to flower. Ultimately, which cannabis product you prefer is up to you, though many cannabis enthusiasts prefer not to choose, and instead, enjoy them both.

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