How Much Are Edibles: Your Cost Guide | Emjay Blog

If you’ve been buying weed for a long time, you’re probably used to how much your preferred quantity of your favorite strain is going to run you. Edibles are a lot different. It’s a lot less like shopping for bud and a lot more like shopping for upscale snacks. 

Edibles aren’t usually budget breakers. While they’re more expensive than the non-enhanced versions of the candies or cookies they’re duplicating, they’re still priced reasonably enough for the average cannabis user to indulge in every once in a while. 

Why use edibles?

There are a few reasons why people might choose edibles over other forms of weed. Sometimes, smoking isn’t an option. Edibles leave less “evidence,” and they don’t affect your lungs. Since edibles last longer, people enjoy riding the long high. There’s no need to top off with edibles. 

To avoid smoke or vapor

Edibles don’t leave behind any evidence. There are no ashes. There’s no equipment needed to use them. Your hair and your clothes won’t smell like edibles after you eat one. If you live in an apartment or if you share space with roommates, edibles might allow you to enjoy your weed without bothering anyone. 

People who are uncomfortable with the idea of inhaling smoke or vapor choose edibles because they’re the only way they can enjoy cannabis. It passes easily through your digestive system without causing any damage or impacting the way you breathe. 

If you have a cold or a sore throat and you want to experience relief via your cannabis, using an edible will impart benefits without exacerbating the problem. 

For a longer high

Weed you smoke gets to work sooner, but weed you eat continues to work for longer. Your digestive system moves slowly, and it releases little bits of cannabis that your liver has filtered in a steady stream that can last for a few hours. When you smoke weed, you feel fine two hours later. Edibles can put you on a wave for most of the day.

If you want a relaxing weekend in, have an edible for lunch. You’ll be good all the way through dinner time. At that point, it’s probably better to eat food that’s focused on nutrition rather than cannabinoids. That doesn’t mean you can’t have an edible for dessert and enjoy the benefits of restful sleep.

A little goes a long way

One of the first things people notice when they’re purchasing edibles is that the milligrams per serving usually seem fairly low. The number looks low, but the context between flower and edibles are much different. A flower that’s 15% THC will give you a mellow, gentle high. An edible that’s 15 mg of THC is easily three times more than what most people need to experience a strong and sustained high.

It might look like edibles are overpriced for what they are, but they aren’t. If you think about it in terms of price per high, edibles like gummies are as little as $2 for an entire day. Good luck getting high on $2 worth of regular weed for 8 hours. 

Gummies and candies

Gummies and candies are usually the lowest-priced edibles. Even organic gummies made with real fruit will only run you a few bucks a dose. If you prefer a milder high, you can even cut them in half to make your money go twice as far. 

Edible gummies and candies are generally handmade individually in small batches to assure that the THC is evenly distributed between each piece. This is a lot more labor-intensive than your general factory-produced gummy bear, but it’s a necessary part of the process.

When you break down the price, it’s obvious how reasonable they become. Most edibles will run you less than $2 per dose, with some going as low as $1.25 per dose. If you’re a low doser who wants to cut your 10mg edible in half, the value is even greater.