Due to the above average levels of THCA, these pre-rolls are psychoactive and can get you high.

THCA is a natural cannabinoid found in hemp and cannabis. The precursor compound to THC, THCA naturally transforms into THC when exposed to high-enough temperatures or UV light. As a result, the effects of THCA are exactly the same as the effects of THC when used with most ingestion methods.

Before it transforms into THC, THCA only has lightly intoxicating effects. When this cannabinoid transforms into THC by the application of heat in the form of vaping or smoking, though, its effects become what you expect from THC. In short, you’ll feel stoned, and depending on the strain, you might also feel either slightly energetic or relaxed.

The 2018 Farm Bill and subsequent explanations by the DEA make it clear that the only cannabinoid currently defined as “marijuana” under the Controlled Substances Act is delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, the final and most common form of THC. As a result, THCA is considered to be industrial hemp, the same regulatory category as CBD or CBG.

As long as you apply enough heat when you use this cannabinoid, the effects of THCA are exactly the same as the effects of THC. These two cannabinoids are inherently different, however, due to the carboxyl group attached to THCA that disappears when it transforms into THC. Until this transformation takes place, the THC molecule can’t properly bind to its neuroreceptor sites.

Before it transforms into THC, THCA is relatively similar to CBD in its effects. Since THCA is the chemical precursor to THC, however, it is inherently different from CBD, which will always remain non-intoxicating. The moment you apply heat or inhale, THCA will start getting you high — something CBD will never do.

If you like smoking THCA, make sure you try our Nightfire, Mocha, or Bellini THCA flower strains as well. If you’re ready to try vaping, give our THCA Disposable Vape a shot.