Tolerance with different strains

[Elekamit]

Hey guys, I am now in the process of reducing my tolerancy.
I have been vaping/smoking about a gram a day for the last 2 years.
over the past couple of weeks I have reduced dosage to 0.6g a day.
My goal is to reach 0.2g a day (0.5 on a weekend

and still get high if at all possible.

I am a medical Cannabis patient and I get about 3-4 strains every month.
I know that tolerancy is also strain specific, and that if you smoke a lot of the same strain you will
eventually get "accustomed" to it and lose potency.
As of now I am smoking all 3 strains at the same day, a Sativa in the morning and then a variety of 2 Indicas over the evening/night.
I do believe I have grown accustomed to the strains and my question to you is:
Would it be better if instead of using all strains everyday, I would smoke a specific strain for let's say
3-4 days and then switch solely to another?

 

[ShipDit]

I know exactly what you mean. I smoke sativa in the morning,heavy indica to put me out for the night,and in-between I smoke whatever happens by. I do find myself growing accustomed to certain strains after prolonged,regular use. I know that by switching things up a bit I get back to where I want to be. But I wonder how much of that is mental,and how much is actualy a physical effect.
I do know this,no matter how tolerant or burned out I get,going cold turkey for a couple days gets my mind right,know what I mean?
If you live in an area where you can get a wide variety definatly try that. Cool thing about weed is that it's not going to hurt ya,no matter what weird combinations you try. Or go a straight,honest week without any form of marijuana. I'd bet that after one reeaalll long week you'll once more be able to appreciate all that weed does for ya. Or go the other way with it,triple your intake and see how that goes. Or realy go off the deep end and do meth every day for a month. Your body will both thank and reward you when you ditch the crank and let Mary Jane back into your life! A good heroin habit will also work in a pinch. (Please note that these are my opinions,not facts. Well some are but it's mostly just opinions). Sometimes you just gotta show your body who's boss and MAKE yourself feel how you want to feel. Or not. Fuck I don't even know where I am or what I'm doing half the time and it's been working pretty good so far.
Sorry I can't be of more help,I just don't know enough about it to give out advice. But what I can do is welcome you to FC!! Best thing about this place? The fact that someone here will be able to realy help ya. Smart people,real smart. Maybe to smart.
Sorry for the complete lack of rhyme-or-reason but my drugs are perfectly mixed and kicking in big time. Hope you find the answers you seek. If not I'll be by in a couple days and just TOTALY lie to you,making up "facts" and presenting them as the truth you are seeking. I know that's fucked up,but it will give you a little false hope,sometimes thats all ya need. Jeeziz I'm an asshole...why are you still reading this? Is it not apparent that I'm insane and by reading these senless words you are damaging your brain?
I'm sure someone will be along that knows exactly what's up and how to fix yourself. There're some smart folks here,ya just need to weed out the retards and you'll be golden!
Time for me to crash,so thanks for playing and welcome to FC!!

 

[zourdiesel]

the best thing for tolerance is to stop for at least a week, I've been trying to do that for the last 3 years!!! anyways...im sorta in the same boat, trying to reduce tolerance and have 3-4 strains in my stash everyday..i use sativas for wake n bake everday but I feel like my tolerance develops quicker to sativas, I would not smoke all 3 strains everyday, I would alternate the indicas at night. But if u smoke thru ur stash quick and you don't hold onto strains for more than a week or two, I wouldn't worry about it, it wont make that big a difference.

 

[Enchantre]

In my experience, a good relationship with the budtender at your favorite dispensary is very helpful.

Every few weeks, I ask about something that will work "similar to...", and then get to try another strain that has been reported to help with my sort of issues, while getting a break from those specific endocannabidoids. When I come back to my favorite, it seems to work faster/better.

 

[Meremoth]

Sorry for the complete lack of rhyme-or-reason but my drugs are perfectly mixed and kicking in big time.

Whatever that combo is, I want.

 

[max]

I'll agree that you do get used to a particular strain or even batch of herb, but I'd like to point out another way to reduce tolerance. If you use a vape that delivers big hits, your T level will go up. Switching to a vape for a while that provides 'dosing' hits (like a log vape) vs. big ones, can greatly reduce tolerance, providing you can deal with the lower levels of vapor you get. It works even if you top off the night with a big hit or two, as long as your overall consumption level is down.

 

[ShipDit]

In my experience, a good relationship with the budtender at your favorite dispensary is very helpful.

Every few weeks, I ask about something that will work "similar to...", and then get to try another strain that has been reported to help with my sort of issues, while getting a break from those specific endocannabidoids. When I come back to my favorite, it seems to work faster/better.

Budtenders,wow! I cannot wait for the day when I can walk into a shop and ask the Budtenders advice,then getting solid answers from someone who truly knows what's what when it comes to world class marijuana. I'll also be free to try all kinds of bud while noting the specific effects of each. Get some knowledge then try all kinds of combinations to see what's best for me. That would be my idea of paradise.
In less than 2 months I'll be living in a land where marijuana is legal and discussed openly. Free to try out all sorts of weird shit on myself,to sample hundreds of different strains and record the effects of each one. Once i get that knowledge I'll start combining them,just to see what happens. Completely twisted out of my mind. All day. Every day. Legally. Who says dreams cant come true anymore?
I honestly never thought I'd see the day. I'm in my mid 40s now,so I've got a decade or so of high speed insanity before I croak and I plan on getting real weird with what time I have left. No surrender,no no retreat! The way a Heathen like me is supposed to live. So look out Colorado,there's a storm coming your way,a REAL WEIRD STORM!!

 

[RUDE BOY]

If I was a good catholic I'd have to go to confession , I'm always full of that nasty ENVY when ya'll talk about Budtenders and such . ShipDit Kudos for making your dreams your reality .

 

[ShipDit]

If I was a good catholic I'd have to go to confession , I'm always full of that nasty ENVY when ya'll talk about Budtenders and such . ShipDit Kudos for making your dreams your reality .

Thank you Rude Boy! It's sooo Damn hard seeing all the amazing stuff some have access to isn't it?
I'll be living in the promised land by July and you are invited to the party! We'll take some time to find and try the stuff they tease us about on a daily basis. They have no idea what effect that has on us without axcess to World Class Bud.
So make sure you come to the party or I will turn the flying monkeys loose to bring you here...ever had to deal with flying monkeys? It would be best if you just drove.

Edit: I just noticed that this is post #666! That's gotta be a good omen right?

 

[RUDE BOY]

As long as they are female monkeys I'm ok with that, Its been a while since I've flown and as long as I don't hit a Taco Bell on the way I'll save on gas .

 

[Elekamit]

Well, overall my dispensary has about 7-8 strains, keep in mind some of them are not good at all.
Basically that leaves me with about 4-5 strains that I do like and help me.
These are the only strains available to me 365 days of the year, no other.
And I cannot go to another dispensary as it is not allowed here, the dispensary is listed in the license.

Is this a better explanation to my problem?

 

[shredhead]

Most of of the time I have to use the same strain from 1 month up to 6 months. Sometimes I find it not doing much, but a quick one day break is all that's needed to get back on the horse. I try to conserve so I can have a couple strains for a little while, but it doesn't last long usually.

 

[Enchantre]

Well, overall my dispensary has about 7-8 strains, keep in mind some of them are not good at all.
Basically that leaves me with about 4-5 strains that I do like and help me.
These are the only strains available to me 365 days of the year, no other.
And I cannot go to another dispensary as it is not allowed here, the dispensary is listed in the license.

Is this a better explanation to my problem?

Of the five strains, stop using one for 2 weeks. Then switch.

It's an idea, is all. It's how I do it, as we usually cycle through about four main strains.

 

[lauz]

I'll agree that you do get used to a particular strain or even batch of herb, but I'd like to point out another way to reduce tolerance. If you use a vape that delivers big hits, your T level will go up. Switching to a vape for a while that provides 'dosing' hits (like a log vape) vs. big ones, can greatly reduce tolerance, providing you can deal with the lower levels of vapor you get. It works even if you top off the night with a big hit or two, as long as your overall consumption level is down.

Good advice. Thats why i bought my solo, my volcano initially helped me cut down, but in comparison to some other vapes it is a bit of a hog. 2 day breaks here and there help me keep my tolerance down as well. Only vaping what you need, not to excess, then waiting for the effect to fully die off before remedicating also helps.

 

[Hexi]

Yeah technique will do more to affect your tolerance than changing up strains. But it takes discipline. Only do X amount of hits, and make sure to space them out over time. Don't rip a bunch of huge clouds in 3 minutes etc...

 

[Zookeeper]

Changing up strains always helps me. A new strain is like the first smoke of the day to me, even if im alrady vaped.