The great THC-A vs THC debate

CarolinaPotheadsNew · Tuesday at 2:15 PM

hostagecs said:
my step dad wanted to try some eatables, i told him to wait till i could go with him and be there first time, my mom took him to the dispo and got him some 100mg candies, the ate one, unknown time passes told my mom he still didn't feel anything, ate 2 more. i by around this time, he was legit high for 2 days and told me he couldn't do anything functional for those 2 days

Even with straight Delta 9 edibles, newbies to edibles should try 25-50mg first time. People all have varying tolerances , just like smoking. But, when smoking, you dont usually go to level 10 quickly.( There have been a rare few times years ago when stuff like Nl#5 and New York bought Sour Diesel greened me out in a joint but thats it) Edibles waste me. I give my wife twice what i take. Ive seen a few folks buy a bag of ,"whatever" gummies at these gas station head shops and eat the whole bag on the way home. They invariably end up waay higher than they wanted to be.

CarolinaPotheadsNew · Tuesday at 2:20 PM

go go kid said:
it depends on where you get it, there are some great smoke shops out there tht cater for hemp and related products, im lucky enough to have a great one, biy more expencive then others, but worth every penny.
just discouverd vape carts they do a great selection of THC-A vape carts n herb.

but the thca one knocked my socks off

I admit, ive got a couple of the ,"Little Munchies" carts lying around. When i saw they are THC-A only, i bought them. I save those things for concerts, the beach and other public places.

weedstoner420 · 2025-08-28T08:30:23-0600

Like others said, THC-A is what the plant actually produces, then it converts to THC when heated (decarbed for edibles, with a flame when smoked, etc). The flower you can buy at dispensaries in my area lists the amounts of THC-A and THC separately on the label, and it's usually almost all THC-A, with very minimal THC (until you burn it or decarb it, of course).

Do some non-legal areas seriously have a loophole that allows you to sell products with high levels of THC-A because it's technically not "active" THC?? Is there any difference between those products and "regular" weed?

Before my state legalized recreational use/sale, a lot of places sold "Delta-8 THC" products, which my understanding is that Delta-8 is like a weaker version of Delta-9 that's found in most weed, because it doesn't bind to the cannabinoid receptors in your brain as strongly as Delta-9. It's also usually synthetically derived and doesn't naturally occur in significant amounts in the plant itself. But I've never heard of places selling "THC-A" as an alternative to regular old Delta-9 THC...

go go kid · 2025-08-28T18:48:28-0600

weedstoner420 said:
Like others said, THC-A is what the plant actually produces, then it converts to THC when heated (decarbed for edibles, with a flame when smoked, etc). The flower you can buy at dispensaries in my area lists the amounts of THC-A and THC separately on the label, and it's usually almost all THC-A, with very minimal THC (until you burn it or decarb it, of course).

Do some non-legal areas seriously have a loophole that allows you to sell products with high levels of THC-A because it's technically not "active" THC?? Is there any difference between those products and "regular" weed?

Before my state legalized recreational use/sale, a lot of places sold "Delta-8 THC" products, which my understanding is that Delta-8 is like a weaker version of Delta-9 that's found in most weed, because it doesn't bind to the cannabinoid receptors in your brain as strongly as Delta-9. It's also usually synthetically derived and doesn't naturally occur in significant amounts in the plant itself. But I've never heard of places selling "THC-A" as an alternative to regular old Delta-9 THC...

yep, yhe loophole exists for the time being. but i reckon they will legalise weed soon over here, everyones doing it for medcation to recreational use

CarolinaPotheadsNew · 2025-08-28T18:53:06-0600

weedstoner420 said:
Like others said, THC-A is what the plant actually produces, then it converts to THC when heated (decarbed for edibles, with a flame when smoked, etc). The flower you can buy at dispensaries in my area lists the amounts of THC-A and THC separately on the label, and it's usually almost all THC-A, with very minimal THC (until you burn it or decarb it, of course).

Do some non-legal areas seriously have a loophole that allows you to sell products with high levels of THC-A because it's technically not "active" THC?? Is there any difference between those products and "regular" weed?

Before my state legalized recreational use/sale, a lot of places sold "Delta-8 THC" products, which my understanding is that Delta-8 is like a weaker version of Delta-9 that's found in most weed, because it doesn't bind to the cannabinoid receptors in your brain as strongly as Delta-9. It's also usually synthetically derived and doesn't naturally occur in significant amounts in the plant itself. But I've never heard of places selling "THC-A" as an alternative to regular old Delta-9 THC...

My state is not a weed legal state. But, if you look it up, THC-A is not specifically illegal in any state that i know of. Im aware that all regular Cannabis contains THC-A and only small amounts of D9 until heated. 1 reason the store bought stuff here isnt as good is because most if it is harvested a week or 3 early to minimize D9. Most of it is mids from the early harvest. THC-A , i can handle. THC-P, THC-X, HHC and dozens of others, i wont touch. I only will use the THC-A vape on rare public occasions. I rather smoke,eat, dab , stuff that i grew. But, they are definately selling regular pot(just early harvested) by labeling it THC-A. Ridiculous, but politicians were surely paid well to allow these things to happen. And nowhere on these packages does it say quantity and types of specific cannabinoids. No telling what pesticides or mold might be present too

go go kid · 2025-08-28T18:55:11-0600

CarolinaPotheadsNew said:
My state is not a weed legal state. But, if you look it up, THC-A is not specifically illegal in any state that i know of. Im aware that all regular Cannabis contains THC-A and only small amounts of D9 until heated. 1 reason the store bought stuff here isnt as good is because most if it is harvested a week or 3 early to minimize D9. Most of it is mids from the early harvest. THC-A , i can handle. THC-P, THC-X, HHC and dozens of others, i wont touch. I only will use the THC-A vape on rare public occasions. I rather smoke,eat, dab , stuff that i grew. But, they are definately selling regular pot(just early harvested) by labeling it THC-A. Ridiculous, but politicians were surely paid well to allow these things to happen. And nowhere on these packages does it say quantity and types of specific cannabinoids. No telling what pesticides or mold might be present too

its a bit like seeds, you ca sell them for colections, but you can't grow them, thc=a, you can collect it as a souvaneet but as soon as tyou smoke it, it becomes ilegal. crazy

go go kid · 2025-08-28T18:57:14-0600

and ahgain, it depends on who you buy it from, ive only found the one company i trust out of the many

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