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> The amount of THC you would have to ingest to overdose is more than you could feasibly consume. In lab rats with zero existing tolerance to THC, the LD50 of THC is…

Overdose and LD50 aren’t the same thing. There is a wide middle ground between a typical dose and a fatal dose where the effects range from distinctly unpleasant to potentially triggering a number of other health conditions.

The LD50 of THC is indeed very high, but I think the excess focus on LD50 has misled a lot of people into ignoring the other potential problems with excessively high dose, prolonged THC ingestion.




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