Consumers regulate their cannabis intake based upon the potency of the product they are consuming, according to data published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. Researchers assessed consumers’ self-reported use of lower-potency cannabis flower and higher-potency cannabis concentrates.
Consistent with prior research, investigators reported, “Those who use both flower (i.e., lower potency product) and dab concentrates (i.e., higher potency product) tend to use greater amounts of flower than concentrates, and the median amount of flower used among flower-only consumers is consistently larger than the median amount of concentrates used among concentrate-only consumers”.
Researchers also reported that more experienced consumers are more likely to gravitate toward more potent products, arguably due to “their higher tolerance”. The study’s authors concluded: “Results suggest that cannabis consumers self-titrate when switching between flower and concentrate product types. … Understanding self-titration is critical for developing evidence-based regulatory strategies”.
24 October, 2025