Posts by Steve Gold
The Dose Form Was the Dose
Modern dosing language begins with a number. A milligram count precedes every other consideration: how much, before the form, before the timing, before the question of what kind of encounter the preparation will produce. That sequencing feels inevitable now, but it is historically recent. For most of the period in which cannabis functioned as a…
Read MoreHow Chronic THC Use May Prime Microglia
Most accounts of cannabis cessation focus on what the nervous system loses when THC is removed. CB1 receptors become less responsive. Endocannabinoid tone drops. Stress signaling rebounds. These mechanisms are real, and they explain a great deal of the acute window. What they do not explain is why a meaningful number of people remain symptomatic…
Read MoreThe Divide That Defines THCA Delivery
Most discussions of THCA delivery begin with the wrong comparison. They treat delivery methods as though each one is trying to achieve the same outcome, with differences reduced to speed, strength, or efficiency. From that perspective, topical, sublingual, and oral use seem to occupy one shared continuum, as if THCA simply moves inward by different…
Read MoreHow Fats and Alcohol Shaped Traditional Medicine
Traditional cannabis medicine did not become usable because of the plant-it became usable because of how it was prepared. Raw cannabis was never a dependable medicine in the form in which it was harvested. Earlier practitioners were not working with standardized cultivation, laboratory analytics, or controlled storage that could hold a botanical material in a…
Read MoreSleep Instability After THC Cessation Explained
Many people expect sleep to improve once long‑term cannabis use stops. Instead, the first weeks or months after cessation can bring an unexpected period of instability. Nights that once felt predictable may become fragmented. Sleep may begin normally but end in sudden waking, vivid dreams, or unusual alertness appearing in the middle of the night.…
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