I’ve been using cannabis daily for over 20 years.
I remember the days when you told your dealer you wanted “crippy” or “mids” and those were your two options.
The former was always some random strain of indoor grown cannabis lacking seeds, while the latter was almost always Mexican brick weed that was loaded with stems and seeds. Naturally, the quality and potency differences between the two were reflected in the prices. I remember when I had to pay between $300 and $400 for an ounce of hydroponically grown sensimilla, but nowadays I can get it for around $200 from a legal medical cannabis dispensary. Cannabis flower products are in great supply in this state after the ban on smokable flower buds was struck down in 2019. However, some newer cannabis users report problems with strong batches of flower products when they’re not used to the higher THC content yet. Inhaling heated cannabis products results in a fast onset for the high and feeling of intoxication. That’s in part why many cannabis budtenders will give new users a weak cannabis edible with only 5mg of THC inside. If the customer has a little bit of experience with the plant, they might recommend a cannabis edible with 15 mg of THC inside and will tell them to eat half of it at first before consuming the rest. If you give someone a cannabis vaporizer cartridge with a half gram of oil in it that is 80% THC or more, they could get uncomfortably higher than they want simply from taking more than one or two hits at first. Cannabis edibles are easier to dose out in controlled amounts for these reasons.