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Dear Stoner: I’ve eaten edibles from dispensaries a few times and feel literally nothing. I’ve had weed brownies made by a friend. Same thing. Am I just immune to eating THC? I smoke weed occasionally and always get high.
Iron Gullet
Dear Iron Gullet: Smell my bedroom on a Saturday morning and I will no longer be at the top of your list for digestive advice. If you plan to try edibles again, please seek advice from a different kind of professional first. But when you do, consider bringing up stomach enzymes.
Cannabis edibles affect everyone differently, so eat them responsibly.
Jacqueline Collins
According to a Boston Globe article that dove into the cannabis research at McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, some people have a rare subtype of liver enzyme that metabolizes THC too quickly for an edibles high. This could have a serious impact on legal cases and future cannabis intoxication enforcement, which isn’t an exact science to begin with. It also sounds like a giant buzzkill. Let’s hope you just got unlucky, but I suggest you ask a doctor or scientist before snarfing more THC.
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