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Isabella Goodwin, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Neuroscience of Addiction, Australian Catholic University

Cannabis is getting stronger, but doubling THC dose doesn’t get you twice as ‘high’ – new study

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Cannabis products are getting more potent and easier to buy around the world. Yet little is known about how bigger doses of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main active ingredient in cannabis, change what people feel. Our new research found that larger doses generally make people feel more high, but not in a straight line. Doubling the dose does not double the feeling of intoxication.

This leaves a simple but important question for first-time and returning users: how will the amount of THC I take make me feel?

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