If you’ve never consumed cannabis before, you might be curious as to how the high is different when compared to smoking or vaporizing. Most people describe it as a “heavier” or “deeper” high — slow to kick in, slow to wear off, and affecting the body way more than the head. Honestly, though, everyone is different and there is only one way to really understand the difference between smoking and eating: try both yourself (just read this article first).

Here are some things you’ll probably notice when you do get around to trying it:

  1. It takes longer for the high to kick in.
  2. It takes longer for the high to wear off.
  3. You might get couchlocked due to your massive body high.
  4. Your physical pain will be greatly (if not completely) reduced.
  5. While you might be too stoned to carry on an in-depth conversation, you’ll probably be great at focusing on tasks like drawing and playing video games.
  6. “NEED. MOAR.”

And don’t over indulge! Be careful of getting stuck in the “Fat Loop” aka getting “Stoner Syndrome” — you’re so stoned that you keep eating edibles, and eating edibles just makes you more stoned. While we certainly don’t know of anyone that has ever overdosed on THC (medically impossible)… getting stuck in the eating-makes-you-high and being-high-makes-you-eat loop has definitely sent more than one stoner we know to bed (or the bathroom) with a stomach ache.

Although recent studies have indicated what we’ve all been noticing for quite some time now — that stoners really are thinner than non-stoners — obesity is still no joke. Whether you are making edibles to medicate or for recreational use, we definitely support the “Make ‘Em Stronger” mindset versus the “Eat More Of ‘Em” method. As most of these recipes rely on THC binding to fats and oils, you have to keep in mind that a lot of these recipes are very rich. As such, use common sense when dosing your edibles. If you find yourself wanting to eat way more that the recommended serving to achieve the desired results, make the recipe stronger next time.