An edible is any cannabis product meant to be eaten or drunk: baked goods, gummies, chocolates, drinks and capsules among them. Cannabinoids are added as decarboxylated extract, distillate, isolate or an infused fat such as butter or oil. Because cannabinoids are taken through the digestive system and metabolised by the liver, the reported onset is slower and the reported duration longer than inhalation, which is a common cause of over-consumption.
In practice
Regulated edibles are labelled in milligrams per serving and per package rather than %, and many markets cap the dose per serving and package; check local rules. Label accuracy for edibles has been mixed in published testing. Edibles look like ordinary food, so storing them securely away from children and pets matters. GenetixBay gives no recipes, dosing advice or medical claims; effects are reported only.
Don't confuse with
- Tincture: a liquid preparation, usually taken by dropper.
- Raw cannabis: uncooked flower is mostly THCA, not THC.
- Concentrate: an ingredient for edibles, not an edible itself.
A cannabinoid is any compound that binds the body's cannabinoid receptors or shares the typical cannabis terpenophenolic structure; the plant-made ones are phytocannabinoids such as THCA and CBDA.Decarboxylation is the loss of a carboxyl group as CO2 that turns acid cannabinoids such as THCA and CBDA into neutral THC and CBD, quickly with heat, slowly with time.Distillate is a highly refined cannabis oil in which cannabinoids, usually THC or CBD, have been separated from most other compounds by distillation, leaving a clear, almost odourless oil.Label inflation is the gap between the potency printed on cannabis packaging and what independent testing finds, a documented, mostly upward bias in retail THC claims.A tincture is a liquid cannabis preparation in which cannabinoids are dissolved in alcohol, glycerin or oil, usually taken by dropper.THCA (tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) is the acid cannabinoid that drug-type cannabis makes in its trichomes; heat or time decarboxylates it into THC, losing about 12% of its mass.THC (Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol) is the neutral, decarboxylated cannabinoid mainly responsible for cannabis's reported intoxicating effects; the living plant makes it almost entirely as THCA.A concentrate is any cannabis product in which the trichome resin has been separated from plant material, giving far higher cannabinoid and terpene content than flower.An isolate is a concentrate refined to one cannabinoid at very high purity, often 99% or more, usually a white crystalline powder such as CBD or THCA isolate.
