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With the slow growth of cannabis legalization across the country, there has been an increase of people who are trying it for medical or recreational reasons. While smoking and vaping marijuana is the most common way to consume it, not everyone enjoys this method. Smoking and vaping may pose additional health risks in the long term, and there are some extra skills or costs to get all the necessary equipment to roll joints or buy vape kits.
This is why edibles are becoming more popular. You can buy an increasingly diverse number of food and drink items that are already infused with THC, or you can cook with cannabis to infuse it into almost any food you like. There are tons of resources you can find to teach you how to infuse THC into food, but the general rule is you need some kind of oil or fat. That’s the most efficient way to get the highest amount of THC into food that your body can absorb.
However, if you don’t want to cook your own THC edibles, you can always buy them pre-made. Here are six of the most common kinds of edibles you have to try for yourself.
#1) Pastries and baked goods
The most common kind of edibles you will find are pastries and other baked goods. ‘Magic brownies’ have been around forever, and for good reason. Since almost every baked good uses butter or some kind of fat, it’s very easy to infuse the THC into them. That means you can bake or buy things like:
- Brownies
- Cookies
- Muffins
- Croissants
- Scones
- Cake
The other reason why these are so popular is that they taste great. If you want to take them for medical or recreational reasons, it’s easy to eat them to get the dose you want. Make sure you don’t eat too many, or you’ll wind up feeling sick.
#2) Gummies
Another kind of treat that has grown in popularity are THC gummies. Things like d8 gummies are soft, chewable candies that are sweet but can also come in all kinds of flavors. That makes them easy to eat, and easy to find a flavor you really like. It follows the same general infusion process as baked goods but doesn’t require any cooking.
The other benefit is that gummies come in small, individual-sized pieces to make it easier for you to control the dose you want to take. With baked goods, your dosage will depend on how it spreads through what you bake, and how you divide up the portions. With gummies, you take a number of candies to get your desired dose, similar to chewable vitamins.
#3) Chocolate
Chocolate is a sweet treat that has a surprising amount of versatility when you look past the surface. You can mix in things like nuts or fruit to make it a bit healthier. You can also have dark chocolate, which is much healthier than gummies and baked goods since it contains antioxidants and other minerals.
You can purchase THC chocolate as a solid bar or individual pieces. The bars of THC chocolate typically will make it easy for you to break off portions to help you control the dose you want to take. In the end, the individual-sized pieces already do this for you with greater ease.
#4) Honey
Honey is a great carrier for THC through many different kinds of food and drinks thanks to its naturally sweet flavor. You can use it in baked goods, or mix it into several recipes. You can also use it as a sweetener in beverages like tea, which is why honey sticks have become so popular. Or you can just eat the honey directly on its own; one tablespoon is considered to be one normal serving. Similar to dark chocolate, honey is a healthier version of a sweet treat when taken in moderate amounts. It has antioxidants and has been linked to improving your health, among other things.
#5) Maple syrup
Maple syrup is similar to honey as a natural sweetener that offers some extra health benefits — at least for pure maple syrup, rather than processed or artificial syrups. You can use THC maple syrup on food like pancakes and waffles, but it is also commonly used in recipes for sauces and baked goods in place of regular sugar.
However, a new trend is for high-performance athletes like marathon runners or long-distance bikers to use pure maple syrup tubes. The glucose in maple syrup is of a variety that your body most easily absorbs into your system quickly and efficiently, so they get more energy to replenish their stores as they need it.
#6) Drinks
THC is also something that you can infuse into your drinks, though the process is not as easy as it is to add into food. For this reason, it’s probably better to buy THC drinks pre-made for you than to try making it yourself. If you shop around now, you can already find the following varieties of THC-infused drinks:
- Coffee
- Tea
- Alcohol
- Seltzer and carbonated drinks
- Vitamin water
- Energy drinks
There are many varieties of THC drinks to choose from, so you can find one you like. You can also get it in a kind of drink you have every day already, to work it into your daily routine. If you get it in individual cans, bottles or drink portions, you can more easily control the dose you consume. Lastly, it’s also less conspicuous to consume your THC in a can or bottle than something like a dropper or a vape.
These six kinds of THC edibles are by no means the only kinds you can find. However, they are the most common. These forms are the easiest to infuse with cannabis and the most efficient for your body to absorb the THC so you get the full effect and benefits. They’re also the easiest to consume and come in varieties or flavors that have the widest appeal.