A lot of misinformation about Tinctures here. Anyway, Tinctures are made by infusing glycerin with "trichomes". The very same trichomes that get you high when you smoke. Absolutly no difference. BUT, these trichomes have different effects based on HOW you injest them. We all know that if you smoke you'll feel the effects right away and if you eat a brownie it'll take about an hour to feel the effects, and the effect will be different. Edibles last longer and are a different kind of "high". BUT we are putting the exact same trichomes in our body, just in a different way.Tinctres taken like edibles (in coffee for example) will act just like any other edible, take about an hour to feel anything and it will be the same effect as eating a brownie.
If you take tincture sublingually (under the toungue) the effects will be faster (about 15 or 20 minutes) BUT the effect will also be different. It will be a more Body type high. People use tinctures for Body type pain, carple tunnel, fibermialga, old football injuries and even female cramps. But taken under the toungue they don't get you "high" like smoking will. If fact ANY cannabis taken under the toungue will have pretty much the same effect. Tinctures taken this way will also help you reduce the amount of opiates you might need, like vicaden. We have a patient member that reduced the amount of vicaden she takes from 14 a day to 2 a day just by useing our tinctures. It has litterally changed her life.
Smoking a few drops of tincture will effect you the same way smoking bud will. So putting a few drops in a bowel is cool if it streaches your smoke or makes it taste better, but a few drops doesn't have enough trichomes in it for you to get "high". You'd need to smoke a few eye droppers full, which might be hard to do.
Anyway, tinctures are Wonderful IF you use them correctly and aren't expecting to get "baked". Use them for PAIN. Especially body pain and stress. They also help you sleep (indica based ones anyway) I spend a lot of time driving and I use them to relieve that stress you get in your neck and shoulders when you've been behind the wheel for hours. They really make the tension just melt away. Hope this helps.