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Vaping vs edibles: How does the way we use cannabis alter its effects?

Edibles, vapes and joints all contain the same psychoactive compounds, but the effects they have on the body vary

By Carrie Arnold

1 December 2023

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Cannabis edibles offer a different way to consume the drug

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For people who want their cannabis without the smoke, edibles provide an increasingly popular alternative. And it isn’t just pot brownies, either. Gummies, tinctures and other products can be laced with the drug.

“The availability of different types of products makes it so that there’s something for everyone,” says Jibran Khokhar at Western University in Canada.

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