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This is more of an issue with combusting flower, where putting it out wastes some product and then you have to smoke a stale-smoke-tasting joint later.

I don’t see it as like a public health issue, just an annoyance for those of us that miss a smoke session instead of taking 3 hits.

A semi-related annoyance is that I can’t find pre rolled joints anymore, only cones. The weed is already strong as hell, why are the only pre rolls 1g+?! That’s like 300mg of THC, before losses.

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I've long thought there could be a niche market opportunity for a brand focusing exclusively on moderate use. The economic incentives unfortunately seem to favor a heavy bias toward serving "whales" who have very high tolerance and spend a fortune compared to occasional users.

that’s what this brand is doing:

https://dadgrass.com/

Nope, these are 0% THC — which is still a fine market to target! And I’m glad they exist. But that’s no substitute for 5-10% THC.

I've always dreamed of getting pouches of sweet leaf/top leaf that's been cured the same way as tobacco. Sometimes I just want a light grilling and a session not as another user put it "3 Puffs and I'm out".

I find plenty of places across the US with 1/2 g joints which I think is still too much. People at parties still roll tiny joints which seems to be just the right amount.

As for a putting out a joint, I just scrape off the cherry. Not sure what the issue is there.

Preroll joints will always be a ripoff, they’re designed to look flashy, not for function. That’s why you can’t smoke the first half of it really.

Efficiency of high is an economics problem, not really an individual problem. No one ever says this Bacardi 151 has too much alcohol, for good reasons. Still the stress is there. However over the decades of cherishing what little stash I had vs now where it’s always plentiful, I have surmised the ultimate anxiety suppression statement:

Don’t panic there’s always more weed later.

You mentioned Bacardi 151, which is where my head went. It sounds like the weed industry is like if the alcohol industry only made versions of 151, and then people are out here saying hey wish I could have a few light beers with my friends. Yeah you could alll just do a single shot and get the same amount of alcohol as a couple light beers but it’s not the same.

Right, you also don’t have to drink a full shot of 151, much like you don’t have to load a whole bowl. You do it because that was the traditional customs. Now you can indulge with just a hit or two. No need to sit and brood. If you really wanted to control it, you’d do it yourself. I think the industry is definitely to blame, but it’s pretty damn opaque what the serving size is based off a thc percentage. Maybe alcohol-style proofs could help, but the important thing is education without capital incentive.

Also I sip my shots while people drink a beer and it works out pretty well.

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