Edibles, especially THC gummies, have become one of the most talked-about forms of cannabis consumption in recent years. They show up in everything from wellness conversations to travel blogs to social media recommendations. Yet, for all their popularity, many people still don’t really understand how they work, why they feel different from smoking, and what the real science says about their effects. The truth is more nuanced than either the enthusiastic praise or the alarmist warnings. To understand THC edibles properly, it helps to break down what the body actually does when you eat cannabis rather than inhale it, and what researchers have learned so far about safety, benefits, and limitations.

THC, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, is the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis. When s

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