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Onset

Pronounced / ON·set /

The time between using cannabis and starting to feel its effects.

Example in a sentence

“Inhaled cannabis has an onset of minutes, while edibles can take up to two hours.”

Also called onset time

Sources (1)
  1. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2689518/

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