I don’t really know what kind of variety there is out there, but in terms of strength, I get the feeling that it is not a really wide range.
For alcohol:
Everclear (if you want it) 200 proof.
Some rum: 120 proof.
Wild Turkey whiskey: 101 proof.
Many rums or whiskey: 80 proof.
Kahlua: 40 proof.
Wine: much less
Beer: even less
Choose the strength you want — drink for taste only, if you like. Drink a little and drive just fine. Drink some more and decide you shouldn’t drive. Drink even more and pass out. You have options.
All I hear about cannabis is: “Whoa! This stuff is so strong! It wasn’t like this a few decades ago!!”
I don’t know what the companies are thinking, but they seem to want everyone on another planet rather than just mildly chill.
There is .
Cannabis has far more variety than alcohol since it is not only one drug. There are hundreds of different cannabinoids that each user experiences differently. Each strain is developed for different compounds and effects. There are strains even “speedier” than coffee that actually give energy and focus with close to zero impairing compounds (some of the true Cannabis Sativa strains with almost no Cannabis Indica genetics).
Unfortunately the very true Sativa strains are not commercially viable yet since can be up to 4X lower yields so only private growers can experience the full variety at this time. This is why people say commercial cannabis is often very sleepy and feels like on another planet (those feelings are linked genetically to cannabis indica which offers 4X higher yields/profits).
Where cannabis is illegal, nearly all the product falls into latter Indica category since users are never even sure what they are buying. Legalization is actually helping the development of the less impairing Sativa strains due to ability to invest in and accurately trace strains in the long term.
It is even possible for someone at home to breed their own strains optimal for their own medical purpose. Custom made medicine essentially for free. They choose the plants that best help with their condition and breed them until find the best genetics for themselves.
Many strains have ZERO impairing compounds and used by grandmas as medicine every day (usually through pills or tinctures). They are classified as hemp under federal law and not “marijuana” so you can order through the mail right now
Choose the strength you want — drink for taste only, if you like.
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My motto for reefer is simple … “Treat it like a cocktail, not like a keg.”
Back in our salad days (ahem) the goal was to get obliterated — so blasted that you could only watch Spongebob and eat a bag of Doritos.
Now, I find it much more enjoyable to partake in moderation. One hit from a dugout or bong is plenty; just enough to fire up the imagination but not enough to get full-on stupid.