Great acticle on the subject

[LuciferN]

How do people who consume enormous quantities of marijuana suffer from few or no obvious ill effects? The human body places natural limits on the effects of THC.

Marijuana and the Brain, Part II: The Tolerance Factor (http://www.marijuanalibrary.org/brain2.html)

Good article for new smokers and some great information for regular users.

[Land of Drought]

Cool read..Thanks

Drought

[Markass]

wow I've never seen that before...that is a wonderful freaking article...definitely gonna use it for future reference, thanks bro :thumbsup:

[G-rass]

wow just wow i always knew it was good but dam lol

"far from being the "gateway" to abusive drugs, marijuana is instead the other way to get high - the safe way."

great article

[burnable]

While most users are familiar with varying potencies of marijuana, many are only vaguely aware of differences in the efficiency of various ways to smoke it. Clinical studies indicate that only 10 to 20% of the available THC is transferred from a joint cigarette to the body. A pipe is better, allowing for 45% of the available THC to be consumed. A bong is a very efficient delivery system for marijuana; in ideal conditions the only THC lost is in the exhaled smoke.

If that's true it should settle some controversy. I think the stat about a joint doesn't account for the residual canna-goodness that's deposited by the smoke onto the fresh herb as it passes through.


Tolerance and the quality of the marijuana both affect the balance between the two tiers of effects: the coordination problems, short-term memory loss and disorientation associated with the term "stoned" and the pleasurable sensations and cognitive stimulation associated with the word "high." The distinction between the two states is nothing unique. Alcohol, nicotine and heroin can all produce nausea when first used; this symptom also disappears as tolerance to the drug develops. To conclude that marijuana users consume the drug to get "stoned" would be as accurate as asserting that alcohol drinkers drink in order to vomit.

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Most marijuana users regulate their use to achieve specific effects. The main technique for regulating the effects of marijuana is manipulating tolerance. Some people who like to get "stoned" on pot, which (unlike the initial side effects of other drugs) can be enjoyable. These people smoke only occasionally. People who like to get "high" tend to smoke more often, and maintain modest tolerance to the depressant effects. But this is not an indefinite continuum. Just as joggers encounter limits, regular users of marijuana eventually confront the wall of receptor down-regulation. Smoking more pot doesn't increase the effects of the drug; it diminishes them.

cool article. it's a pithy way to explain everything i've tried to explain about herb. Plus you know the author is unbiased, because such a well-written article couldn't have been written by a stoner, right?:rolleyes:

[worm]

One of my favourite websites. YOUR BRAIN WAS PROGRAMMED TO PROCESS POT.

[LuciferN]

One of my favourite websites. YOUR BRAIN WAS PROGRAMMED TO PROCESS POT.
Yes !
This is kind of good news, it let us know that this herb must had been use in the past by humans and we develop a receptor to it or it was already there in our brain... I guess if there is receptor there must be a pratical reason.

[8182KSKUSH]

Hey here's the Wiki on the author of the article..very intresting:thumbsup:

Jon Gettman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Gettman)

Anyone have any other additional info about this guy that isn't mentioned. Seems like he is on top of his shit!

[8182KSKUSH]

Does anyone know anyway to find out the progress of the latest petition that was sent to the DEA/FDA? I know that it'll probably be like 23 more years before they make a decision, but I have looked everywhere to find additional information and all I can find is information about it and when it was submitted and what happen a year or so in. Nothing else, what is the status? Anyone?:wtf: