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Generally, marijuana is regarded as a risk-free drug and is labeled as safe for the consumption by adults over the age of 21 with no pre-existing health conditions. In addition, you have probably heard that there are currently no deaths that are directly related to overdosing on cannabis. So is there really no way to harm yourself when using marijuana? Well, not necessarily. Just because there is no recorded death of someone using too much cannabis does not mean that consuming too much is not bad for you. There are also a plethora of side effects associated with different strains and potencies of marijuana that can complicate things even further. I am writing this article to talk about some of the dangers involved in overdosing on marijuana and to clear the record for those who think that there is no such thing as “too much weed”; conversely, it is very much possible to overdose on marijuana and do some significant damage to your body. Hopefully this article is helpful for you in staying safe while using cannabis and make sure that you share this information with the people around you.

First off, let’s talk about how things have changed in recent years when it comes to cannabis. With advances in the industry and available technology, marijuana can be consumed in very different ways than it used to be. Rather than just smoking a few buds or doing edibles, we now have concentrated and higher-potency products that can create some serious highs very quickly. However, the problem is that people may assume that all marijuana is going to be the same. In reality, your body can react extremely differently to different strains of marijuana and potency always plays a factor in how cannabis affects your mind and body.

For the states that legalize medical cannabis and recreational marijuana, they are now introducing something referred to as a potency cap. This is to help protect people who are at risk of consuming too much marijuana at one time too quickly. Most cannabis programs actually disclude edibles and smoking marijuana at first, only tinctures, capsules, and topicals. This is until the state opens up for recreational use, where you are able to find marijuana in more concentrated doses. It is worth noting, like what I mentioned above, that cannabis today is much more concentrated than it was 40 or 50 years ago. Like all things in our modern world, the cannabis industry keeps evolving to better adjust to the market and consumer expectations. In earlier times, most marijuana had only about 15% THC. This is generally considered as a very low amount nowadays. Concentrates nowadays can come in THC levels of 60% or 80%. This is a huge jump from historical potencies in marijuana, and can cause some adverse effects for consumers who are not quite ready for that much THC.

Due to this problem created by extremely potent levels of THC in cannabis, some states that legalized recreational use of marijuana are calling for potency caps to aid in public health. Obviously, states that legalized weed are very much in favor of cannabis and are surely rolling in the tax revenue. However, public officials are worried of cannabis consumers, specifically newer users, getting in too far over their heads and using highly concentrated cannabis on accident. Colorado was one of the first states to declare that they were looking at a potency cap coming in the next few years or so, especially after they have had a few years to analyze the effects of the marijuana industry on their citizens.