Facts About Cannabis Consumption
Cooking Safely with Cannabis
Cannabis-infused foods are becoming more common, and careful preparation is required to avoid overconsumption.
Highlights
- You can make your own edible products at home for personal consumption or to be responsibly shared with individuals 19 years of age and older.
- Consumption of edible forms of cannabis can delay the effects and may lead to consuming more cannabis than initially intended.
About Ingestion of Cannabis
Ingesting cannabis can have very different and more pronounced effects than inhaling it. If you’re new to ingesting cannabis, consider ingesting a very small amount and waiting at least an hour to determine a product’s full effect.
Cooking Safely with Cannabis
Ingesting cannabis can delay its effects, which can lead to consuming more cannabis than intended. Overconsumption often leads to unpleasant effects. So, when making your own edible cannabis products, it is important to understand the correct amount of cannabis to use and to follow tested recipes.
There are three other important factors to consider.
Additional tips:
- When planning to purchase cannabis for cooking, remember that the public possession limit of dried cannabis is 30 grams, or the equivalence of 60 millilitres of cannabis oil
- For more information on safe food handling and preparation (i.e., of cannabis-infused foods), please visit the Ontario food safety information website.