Mota Dried Mango

Smoking or vaping cannabis delivers the medicinal cannabinoids into the respiratory system for fast absorption. Within ten minutes or less, inhaled cannabis kicks in to provide therapeutic (or recreational) benefits. Edibles, on the other hand, are slow to come on, but longer-lasting. It takes some time for edibles to travel through the digestive tract for processing within the liver. Once received by the liver, the body transforms the cannabinoids into metabolites. This process means edibles can last for six hours or more and feel much different than a smoked product (depending on the dose and the patient). It’s a difference many patients appreciate.