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Exact and accurate dosing may be the key to swing mainstream America to cannabis.
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Cannabis is slowly moving away from the black market scene that has always been in control of key economic activities
involving cannabis. Instead, the natural herb is now being associated with legal dispensaries, and so on. With the
growing acceptance and legalization being enjoyed by cannabis, it is important to raise the level of quality, and standard
associated with cannabis products. This is important as more professionals are coming to enjoy the bene ts of the
natural herb. It is also important for the numerous medical marijuana patients who rely on the medicinal bene ts of the
herb.
Marijuana is now being used for di erent reasons and has transcended from the plant that just causes a euphoric high
to an all encompassing substance of diverse functions both therapeutic and recreational. The growth of medical
marijuana has seen the use of cannabis for relief from pain, muscle recovery, in ammation reduction, seizures, and
relaxation. When medical marijuana patients use cannabis for these ailments, the issue of the dose remains a grey area.
Many patients are unable to say with con dence the expected e ect from some cannabis product due to the inability to
accurately dose their intake. This makes the issue of accurate dosing of cannabis product an important topic if legal
marijuana is to take that next step forward.
Why is dosing important?
Cannabis contains di erent cannabinoids and terpenes in its plant matrix. When isolated these cannabinoids have
di erent e ects and when they exist in synergy they have entourage e ect. Entourage e ect causes ampli cation of the
e ects of these cannabinoids making them more e ective. THC for example causes a euphoric high and can give bursts
of energy while CBD helps to promote calm and relaxation. The presence of both cannabinoids in a cannabis plant
means both can nd an e ect depending on concentration. The knowledge of dosing and cannabinoid pro les of
di erent strains is therefore important if the desired e ects are to be achieved and unwanted e ects removed.
Accurate dosing is also important to guide patients on how to adjust doses when unwanted e ects are observed. Many
medical marijuana patients opt for other methods of consumption other than smoking cannabis. This might be due to
the stereotype that has been attributed to cannabis smokers but it can also be for other reasons. Most patients do not
want the euphoric high that comes with THC and since many of the medicinal e ects are with CBD, they opt for oils,
creams, and patches. Accurate dosing for these other product forms is also important in order to get the right
composition to give a therapeutic e ect and avoid unwanted ones.

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Cannabis has been purported as a breakthrough for patients dealing with opioid dependency. Many of such patients do
not have to deal with the addiction problems alone, they also have to deal with the underlying conditions. Conditions
such as mood management and muscle spasms commonly come with the pain and conveniently cannabis is e ective
for these three conditions. The question for such a patient is what quantity to take for these di erent conditions since
they occur simultaneously. How do you spread the prescription over a day depending on how you feel for e ectiveness.
Risks associated with not dosing cannabis accurately
The issue of dosing has been a prevalent matter in the medical marijuana world that it requires special attention. If the
legal marijuana industry is to be expanded, the issue of accurate dosing of cannabis products has to be solved. Many
patients have had to take the natural herb in varying compositions till they feel better. This predominantly means that
they establish the accurate amount to use by trial and error. Unfortunately, this method is not fully assured because
marijuana comes in di erent strains and these di erent strains have di erent cannabinoid pro les. Without proper
knowledge of the cannabinoid pro le of a particular strain, one wouldn't know the right amount to take because the
same amount that works for a product may give a di erent e ect with another product.
The issue of predicting and reproducing the e ects of cannabis also becomes harder due to two special characteristics
of cannabis. Firstly, THC which gives the herb its euphoric e ect has numerous potential medical bene ts. Many of
these medical bene ts exist below the psychoactive threshold of the cannabinoid meaning the bene ts can be gotten
without experiencing a euphoric high. Care has to be taken to ensure that the narrow therapeutic window of THC is
explored for e ectiveness.
The second characteristic of cannabis that makes lack of dosing a risk is the biphasic nature of cannabis. Biphasic e ect
means that cannabis can give an e ect at a normal dose and the opposite e ect at another dose. Cannabis can reduce
anxiety and promote calmness at a normal dose and cause paranoia and fear at a very high dose. This e ect is seen
with cancer patients as well as the herb gives relief from pain at a low dose and causes pain at a high dose. This explains
that the goal of dosing is not just to get a low or high dose but to get the optimal dose for a particular e ect.
Bene t of accurate dosing

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Proper dosing of cannabis will enable physicians and patients to identify symptoms and know exactly what to take for
therapeutic e ect. This will give doctors more courage to prescribe cannabis as most do not like to promote smoking of
cannabis due to health concerns. Dosing ensures that consumers know the actual quantity of the active ingredient
present and they can predict the e ect to be expected. When expected e ects are not experienced, they also know how
to adjust the dosage.
Dosing helps to ensure that recreational users have a gauge to guide them from unwanted e ects of high doses. Much
like with alcohol, recreational users will know the quantity of the herb to take to achieve mental alertness, relaxation, or
a euphoric feeling.
Bottom line
Much research is going into the accurate dosing of cannabis and progress is being made. Issues surrounding dosing
largely applies to cannabis and variations in patients as well. Di erent patients have physiological variations when it
comes to the e ects of cannabis and this has to be considered for accurate dosing. Nonetheless, with amount of
research and studies being conducted on this, the goal of accurate dosing will soon be a reality in the cannabis industry.
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