Trying cannabis for the first time can be daunting. Like coffee or wine, enjoying mind-altering effects of the herb is an acquired taste. Once the experience gets going, the only thing left to do is continue on. Fortunately, the acute effects of inhaled cannabis don’t last very long. Edibles, on the other hand, are a different story. Here’s how long being high on weed lasts and how the herb might affect you once it wears off.
How long do the effects of weed last?
For many new consumers, the cannabis high can be a little intense. Fortunately, if you’ve smoked, vaporized (the Volcano Classic, though), or dabbed the herb, the experience really doesn’t last very long.
When inhaled, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive in cannabis, saturates the brain within minutes.
Full effects of the herb can often be felt in a mere quarter of an hour. After that, the experience starts to mellow out and will wind down over the course of the next one to three hours.
Oral cannabis, however, takes a lot longer to wear off. When consuming the herb in an infused food or capsule, the effects can take anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours to take effect. Once they kick in, these effects can last as long as four to eight hours. Though, toward the end of the experience, you’ll likely want to lay down for a nap.
Here’s a simple recap:
- Inhaling: One to three hours
- Edibles and ingestibles: Four to six hours (depending on amount consumed)
Anna Wilcox – Herb – Feb 4, 2017.
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