How to Lower your Cannabis Tolerance
How to Lower your Cannabis Tolerance
There are many reasons for wanting to lower your cannabis tolerance or lessen your consumption. Some of the most common reasons include:
Spending too much money to sustain the habit
Mental or physical health related
Building up too high of a tolerance and wanting to reset
When people think of a tolerance break, the concept of going “cold turkey” is often associated with the idea. Whatever your reason for wanting to take a tolerance break, you can breathe easy knowing going cold turkey is far from your only option.
What is a tolerance break?
A tolerance break also referred to as a “t-break” is a period of time without any consumption of cannabis. The purpose of a tolerance break is to allow your body to recalibrate its endocannabinoid system and help restore the desired effects of your high. There are three foundational factors to consider when taking a tolerance break:
Method of consumption
Dosage
Frequency of use
When you go cold turkey, you are effectively adjusting your consumption method, dosage and frequency of use all at once. However, it is more likely that withdrawal symptoms will occur when going cold turkey, depending on your existing cannabis habits. Therefore, adjusting even one of the foundational factors can have a significant effect on your tolerance. By doing so, you can still reshape your tolerance without quitting cannabis completely.
Types of Tolerance Breaks
Here are four different methods you can use to reimagine your cannabis tolerance breaks.
The Daytime Fast
If you are a heavy, frequent consumer of cannabis who smokes multiple times a day, enjoying cannabis only at night is one of the easiest ways to embark upon a sustainable tolerance break.
Think of this as a daily fast where you wait until your work or big tasks of the day are done. Here, you are primarily adjusting your frequency of use, and ultimately still rewarding yourself daily. This is also a great option if you use cannabis as a sleep aid. You can still cut back, but don’t have to sacrifice your sleep routine.
Low-Dose Life
There are two variations of what we like to call low-dose life.
The first method is focused more on awareness and lessening the amount of cannabis you consume each time. Instead of packing full bowls of your bong, grab just a pinch or use a one-hitter, and allow yourself to be more aware of how you feel. You might be surprised how little cannabis you need for an optimal vibe.
The second method focuses on lowering the THC potency of the products you’re consuming. There is a considerable amount of high-THC flower in the market, ranging anywhere from 16%-33% THC. Opting for low-dose THC edibles or strains with less THC can make a world of difference in regulating your tolerance.
Substitute with CBD Products
For those who are committed to completely giving THC a break, but still want to benefit from the medicinal properties of cannabis, focusing on non-intoxicating cannabinoids via routes like tinctures and oils is a solid strategy.
For this option, you are going to utilize CBD, THC’s most-well known sibling, and maybe even some other minor cannabinoid cousins like CBG and CBN, too.
Try the Blissed Breathe High CBD Oil to begin your THC detox. The cannabis is indoor-grown, CO2 extracted and then blended with MCT oil. The supercritical CO2 extraction captures both cannabinoids and terpenes for a full-spectrum extract product.
The truth is, stopping your THC consumption abruptly (i.e. cold turkey) may lead to some general irritability or other symptoms that mess with your day. CBD and the rest of the entourage effect gang can help make this THC-free time much easier for you.
Smoke-Free
Altering the method in which you consume cannabis can help you get a hold of your tolerance, while still tackling body pain and giving your lungs a break.
For regular smokers, choosing to go the non-combustion route is a great way to show your lungs some love. By targeting your aches with topicals and edibles you can still get some TLC and THC while cutting out smoking altogether.