Canada needs to settle on a safe standard dose for weed edibles, by jennav5 and RCapler
AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, FileDrawing on our experience with cannabis public health research, as well asfor medical cannabis patients, we propose that Canada set a standard dose for ingested cannabis at 2.5mg of THC. Setting a low standard dose ensures Canadians can easily gauge strength: for example, understanding that 15mg of THC is equivalent to six standard doses — comparable to purchasing a six pack of beer.
The standard dose of edible THC should be comparable to effects of having one drink for most Canadians. With a clear standard dose set appropriately low, coupled with a rigorous education campaign, an individual package could actually contain more than 10mg, striking a balance between safeguarding Canadians and being able to compete with edible products currently available on the unregulated market which range from 1mg of THC to over 100mg.
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