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Capsule

A measured dose of cannabis extract in a capsule that is swallowed with a liquid. Capsules come as oil sealed in a softgel or as oil or powder in a two-piece shell. Every capsule in a package has the same labeled milligrams, which keeps dosing consistent.

A capsule works like other swallowed products: The body absorbs it through the gut, and the liver processes it before it reaches the rest of the body. Effects typically begin within 30 minutes to 2 hours and last 4 to 8 hours, longer than inhaled forms. Absorption varies from person to person and is higher when taken with fat-containing food.

Note: Capsules are particularly beneficial for those with an aversion to the bitter/unpleasant taste cannabis-containing products can have.

Distillate

A crude cannabis oil that has undergone refinement to mostly one cannabinoid, usually THC or CBD. The plant's other compounds, such as polyphenols, flavonoids, and terpenes, are removed; terpenes or flavorings may be added back afterward.

Indica-leaning hybrid

A plant bred from both indica-type and sativa-type parents. Menus use "Hybrid" for effects described as in between or mixed. The label is often narrowed to indica-dominant hybrid, sativa-dominant hybrid, or balanced ("50/50"). Any percentages given are the breeder's estimate from the plant's family tree, not a measured one.

After decades of crossbreeding, nearly all modern commercial strains are hybrids in the genetic sense, regardless of the label they carry. The label says more about how a product is positioned than about the plant. A listed lineage (the cross) is more specific, but a strain name doesn't guarantee chemistry either.

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