Dearest readers, the legal pot prophecy is about to come true in Canada, as has been in different parts of USA, and it'll be huge! While our local government in Ontario is rolling out the red tape over the manufacture, refinement, sale and consumption of pot and its products, the consumers and non-consumers alike are bracing for what the future may bring. On the business side, there is lots of uncertainty. Pot growing giants like Canopy Growth and Aphria say the demand will be overwhelming from day one of Canadian legalization. The business analysts are saying that, in Canada as an example, supply far outstrips even the most optimistic demand estimates and that these companies are counting on exporting to USA at some point as well as to European countries, but that won't come in the immediate future. As such, many of these companies are deemed heavily overvalued and are sometimes called the new Bitcoin. Having followed all of this in the news, and having spoken to many young, health conscious people looking to get into pot, I realized that the world of pot consumption is about to change because the demands of healthy, productive, successful young individuals will reshape the sector and set new standards very quickly.
Hear me out. ;)
The younger generations, myself included, are used to easy and plentiful access to data, and we like to experiment (in a precise manner) with different diets, supplements as well as to life hack our way to better lives and more success. As such, when we want to try something new and really go with it, we often demand well thought out, researched, proven and precise products. When you look at pot and how it was in the past, it was consumed in a very basic, very imprecise way. You have so many sorts and hybrids of various potency levels, cultivated in all sorts of ways, then prepared for a consumption where you take an almost arbitrary amount of it and you use it through a bong or inhale it into your lungs by burning it while it's wrapped up in some random paper. Seriously! No judgment though, this is how it was, this is how many people like it, and that's fine. If you look at this traditional way of consuming it, it's easy to see why analysts are worried about a supply glut in Canada and USA. However, they are working from a false premise.
Taking a dried something, wrapping it in paper and smoking it is how things start, but certainly not how they end. The "high" ingredient in pot is THC, and that's what most people are curious about. However, someone who uses life hacks, does precise tests with their diet and supplements, will not be interested in the old way of doing pot. They will want oils and extracts mass produced in clean, controlled environments with proper quality control and regular lab reports on the percentage of THC in the final product. They will want various percentages of THC so they can either micro dose or take more when they just kick back and relax. They will want these refined, quality products on their own, as well as for vaping and in edibles and drinkables.
What this means to me, and ostensibly anyone with some common sense, is that the future of pot is to become a cheap crop, the majority of which is destined for refinement and creation of other products. Oh, and if you know anything about the production of essential oils, for example, you would know that a lot of flowers (e.g. lavender) go into the production of a single, tiny (but highly concentrated bottle). So, you need a lot of pot plants if you want cheap extracts and oil so that THC gets into as many consumer hands as possible- not to mention cheap enough for manufacturers of edibles and drinkables.
To some of you, this may seem clear as day. To those who think the majority of people will still be rolling their blunts, I say this. When was the last time you bought wheat, ground it into flower, and then used it to bake a loaf of bread? Or a sack of potatoes to peel, cut, season and then make your own fries? People even do less and less cooking, opting instead for takeout or delivery by what their crave or what their dietary needs are.
As for me, I follow the topic because people like to talk about it and speculate on what happens in the weeks, months and years following legalization. However, time will tell if manufacturers will come up with the dosage and delivery system that may entice me to give it a try. Until then, I'm pretty happy with what I got. :)
Hear me out. ;)
The younger generations, myself included, are used to easy and plentiful access to data, and we like to experiment (in a precise manner) with different diets, supplements as well as to life hack our way to better lives and more success. As such, when we want to try something new and really go with it, we often demand well thought out, researched, proven and precise products. When you look at pot and how it was in the past, it was consumed in a very basic, very imprecise way. You have so many sorts and hybrids of various potency levels, cultivated in all sorts of ways, then prepared for a consumption where you take an almost arbitrary amount of it and you use it through a bong or inhale it into your lungs by burning it while it's wrapped up in some random paper. Seriously! No judgment though, this is how it was, this is how many people like it, and that's fine. If you look at this traditional way of consuming it, it's easy to see why analysts are worried about a supply glut in Canada and USA. However, they are working from a false premise.
Taking a dried something, wrapping it in paper and smoking it is how things start, but certainly not how they end. The "high" ingredient in pot is THC, and that's what most people are curious about. However, someone who uses life hacks, does precise tests with their diet and supplements, will not be interested in the old way of doing pot. They will want oils and extracts mass produced in clean, controlled environments with proper quality control and regular lab reports on the percentage of THC in the final product. They will want various percentages of THC so they can either micro dose or take more when they just kick back and relax. They will want these refined, quality products on their own, as well as for vaping and in edibles and drinkables.
What this means to me, and ostensibly anyone with some common sense, is that the future of pot is to become a cheap crop, the majority of which is destined for refinement and creation of other products. Oh, and if you know anything about the production of essential oils, for example, you would know that a lot of flowers (e.g. lavender) go into the production of a single, tiny (but highly concentrated bottle). So, you need a lot of pot plants if you want cheap extracts and oil so that THC gets into as many consumer hands as possible- not to mention cheap enough for manufacturers of edibles and drinkables.
To some of you, this may seem clear as day. To those who think the majority of people will still be rolling their blunts, I say this. When was the last time you bought wheat, ground it into flower, and then used it to bake a loaf of bread? Or a sack of potatoes to peel, cut, season and then make your own fries? People even do less and less cooking, opting instead for takeout or delivery by what their crave or what their dietary needs are.
As for me, I follow the topic because people like to talk about it and speculate on what happens in the weeks, months and years following legalization. However, time will tell if manufacturers will come up with the dosage and delivery system that may entice me to give it a try. Until then, I'm pretty happy with what I got. :)