Cannabis entrepreneurs have a lot of cherries to pop now that marijuana is melding with the mainstream.
While veteran stoners could assuredly find a hookup in Amish Country if need be, millions of wide-eyed non-smokers are finally opening up to the possibilities of their first puffs and medicated coffee beans. And naturally, these newbies are looking to the right government-sanctioned ganja guru to hold their hands keep them from freaking out during their first dance with the Devil’s weed.
Which must be the reason every self-appointed new cannabis authority and bud brand seems to be latching on to “microdosing:” a buzzword that intends to take the daunting edge off of edibles and the zillions of bad trip stories surrounding their consumption.
Now literally every cannabis convention and panel I attend begins and ends on a patronizing sermon by some person I’m certain I’ve smoked more weed than in life. Explaining how I should start with tiny amounts of cannabis and increase them gradually until I find the right dose that works for me, typically accompanied by a pitch for some products that maxes out at 5mg a serving.
Similarly, every infused dinner I get excited for comes with attached the promise that the doses are “very low.” As if that’s a good thing.
So on behalf of people who love to get really, really, really baked in life, I’m here to say: fuck microdosing. We want to put the focus back on macrodosing.
We are, after all, stoners. Getting high is what we love. It’s right there in our name: Stoners. Not people who tinker with small amounts of cannabis in the hopes of feeling something but not too much of something.
So if getting high is what we love, then