@Aksarben ?
Can we ask what strain you are using You quoted " I have been taking some cannabis since Jan of 2019. "
Was it the same Pink Kush? Thank You
Yes. i do not take Pink Kush as it is. I raised it for my wife for the CBD and then she discovered that too much CBD can give her anxiety, and anymore i decarb 2 g of Pink Kush CBD 30:1 Auto along with 1 gram Purple Kush 1:1 (about 5-7 % THC and 4-5% roughly CBD) grind up fine and give just a few mg of it to the 2 dogs we have in the morning for their itching and well being.
First off, all that I grow and have is Autoflower of specific strains. So if I reference a strain, it an Auto unless I mention that it is something give to me from a friend that grows regular photo period cannabis.
At night I take either Gelatto #33 (est. 23% THC) or Zkittlez (est. 25%) Also there is some GS Cookies, Strawberry Cheesecake, and a few others. Mostly it is the Gellato #33 or Zkittlez.
I take about 50 mg of Decarboxylated cannabis in a gelatin capsule 00 , along with 1 drops of CBDistillery 1000mg (30ml) CBD Each drop is 0.8mg so 2 drops gives me 1.6mg of CBD along with what ever the THC is in either of the two strains. Then I add 7 drops of cold pressed Hemp oil (I get from Canada via Amazon). I feel the oil helps the body to assimilate the herb a bit better. Hemp oil, in and of itself, is quite nutricious, so I could add more with no bad effects. Hemp oil contains Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, but can't be used in cooking due to it's lower cooking temp (also says so on the bottle).
So, just for simpllicity, I round down to THC content of 20% for either. At 50 mg that amounts to 10mg of THC. A little math if you're scratching your head:
1000 mg = 1 gram and 10% = 100mg/gram so 20% equals 200mg / gram take 200 divide by 1000 (a gram) and you get 0.2 so 1 mg @ 20% = .2mg .2mg X 1000 = 200mg. It is easier to think (for me anyway) that what ever the % is, I look at it in mg/mg. so 20% is .2 mg/mg (move the decimal 2 places to the left so 20% is 0.20 now or .2mg Now 10mg of herb containing 20% THC will contain .2 X 10 or 2 mg and 25mg is 25 X .2 = 5mg. Which means that double that to 50mg of cannabis @ 20% would mean .2 X 50 = 10mg of THC per capsule.
If I had it analyzed at a lab and it came back 21% or say 18% I could dial in the EXACT amount a lot better, but as is, and since it costs $60 per test I just try to estimate given the amounts that are shown when I bought the seed. MUCH variables in growing and harvesting, but I use that number, conservatively, as a starting point. I generally make up only a couple capsules at what I "think" is the actual percentage and how much THC I am shooting for and give it a trial. I dial back if there is too much 'buzz" or any anxiety feelings and increase if there is little effect in regards to relaxing, dry mouth, unstable walking etc. It is what I have found to be useful to me. 10mg might be too much for you, or not nearly enough. Eating (consuming) cannabis with THC gives a lot longer effect than does smoking or vaping, as well as a slightly different metabolic "high".
I have a dry herb vape device, a Crafty+ by Storz & Bickel, that I have used at times, even in conjunction with taking oral herb. Generally I take 2 or 3 long deep draws of the vapor of that Crafty+ and within a minute or 3 I can tell that it has an effect. This is just prior to getting into bed. After the inhaled portion has somewhat dwindled down the consumed herb (capsule) will now have dissolved and be effective for a much longer period. Inhaled generally lasts 2-3 hours, but consumed capsules can stick with me pretty much all night.
