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by hollerith 1051 days ago
>a friend of mine has brought some edibles to his doctor and tested positive for small amounts of trace metals. This is from a legitimate dispensary but I imagine they are not really put thru their proper traces when testing for quality control. Its prolly fine once in a blue moon but if you are consuming edibles regularly, it can stack and create worse problems then smoking it.

Why do you think that smoking the "trace metals" (I assume you mean heavy metals--and if you are curious why there would be heavy metals like lead and mercury in marijuana, it is because the seller's income is directly proportional to the weight of the product, and adding heavy metals adds weight) is healthier than eating it?

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The flower didn't test positive for metals, just the edibles. I think my friend said the edibles tested positive for aluminum and fluorocarbons? Dont recall specifically.

My feeling is the body has an easier time breaking down smoke VS. the metals snd flurocarbons which could stay in your system a while and stack. The lesser of two evils?? lol If the edibles are "clean" then they take less of a toll than smoking but if they are not (metals, shitty ingredients) then smoking the flower might be better. I'm not too familiar how much of a toll trace metals and flurocarbons affect the body and how hard/easy it is for the body to get rid and eliminate, for example, aluminum. Seems like smoke might be less of a foreign element to the body and it knows how to break down easier. Either way, drugs are bad but fun =D