Inhaled Smoke?

[mstmary]

Does the THc absorb in the lungs, intantly, when the smoke enters or are you suppost to keep in the smoke? and for how long do you hold it in?

[RIP ODB]

Depends on how high you're trying to get. If you want to get blasted then hold the smoke in for a while. If you're just trying to get slightly stoned, hold for like 3-5 seconds.

[Frost.]

If that was the case, then don't you think people could conserve their weed a whole lot more?

I usually try to hold my hits for a while. I don't always do that though.

[Buck268]

Supposedly all the THC is absorbed within the first few seconds, but I've found holding a hit in 15-30 seconds increases the buzz quality, after allowing yourself to catch your breath again.

[slipknotpsycho]

yea it's always been your supposed to hold it in for atleast 17 seconds.....

[slipnslide087]

dude,,,,,most thc is absorbed immediately....thats why you still get baked even if you blow it out immediately....but holding it in usually induces coughing, if you took a decent hit. thats probably why holding it in really makes you higher sometiems.

[jericho]

The bulk of it is absorbed very quickly. If you have very little, hold it in as long as you can, but a few seconds will do it.

[MiNdYoU]

just never let it out
'You don't need to breathe air anymore, because you have weed, one needs not much more than this, air is overrated anyway!'
don't let these common myths fool you, quality is air, as air is to quality

[RedRainDrop]

Just keep it in until when you breath it out no smoke come out, thats what i do.

[lateralus]

Supposedly most of the THC is absorbed into your bloodstream after the first five seconds. Any extra 'high' from holding it in your lungs longer than that is more than likely a mixture of placebo and oxygen deprivation.

[sugarmagnolia]

man i had a discussion with my friend. do u inhale through the mouth or through the nose. i don't mean through the nostril. I got high and he was barely high. and he said he would inhale through his mouth.

[Kid Dynamite]

you might as well hold it in for a while. Cant be bad can it.

[stonerboy40k]

probably can be

[adh endo]

95% of the THC in the smoke is absorbed in about 2.5 seconds,

inhale, slight pause, exhale..

holding it for more than a few moments is basically pointless and BAD for your lungs

[adh endo]

i made up the 95% because i couldnt find the figures, but ive read them before and it was highly most of the THC in 3

"prolonged retention of inhaled smoke is not common among cannabis users in either India or Jamaica, although deep inhalation techniques are typically used.

"DON'T GHOST HIT. There are numerous threads here highlighting the fact that THC is absorbed just several seconds after you inhale it. Holding smoke in your lungs longer than that will result in oxygen deprivation, thus resulting in a "bigger high" when you are just killing braincells and feeling the lightheaded consequences of doing so. Be smart."

[MRB041]

Take the hit until u think ur gonna cough, or a little sooner if ur takin bonghits, so u can clear it, and then just breathe in as much as you can. If you feel like your gonna cough, the fresh air will make it go away. Then swallow, and let go.

If you only have a little bit of weed, then u can hold the hits in for like 15-20 seconds. Bad for your lungs, but will get the job done off of 1 or 2 hits. If the bud is good

[Hektik]

i hold mine in anywhere from 5 secs to 30. Kinda depends what i feel like doin really

[chrisdunne123]

yer i usually hold it in as long as i can to get morestoned

[passit420]

depends
bong hits long= hold it like up 2 6 secs. hhhmm sex?
joint hits= long hold about 14 sex.

[slipnslide087]

how lond do you hold in blunt hits? gravity bong hits? parachute hits? one-hitter hits? knife hits? water bong hits? bubbler hits? wooden bowl hits? glass pipe hits?

[Ride.Me.Toked]

blunt hits : 3 seconds
g-bong hits : 5 seconds
?? parachute/one-hitter/knife
w-bowl hits : 5 seconds
sometimes ill hit blunts for longer depending on how many people are hitting it
... but i smoke alot, so alot of times i get a blunt to myself and dont' really want to sit there babysitting the god damn thing

[Frost.]

So, can anyone show some PROOF that most of the Thc is absorbed within a couple seconds?

[rhinoblanco]

if youre thinkin that 5 secs isnt enough than you dont deserve to be smoking in the first place, youre just wasting your lungs

[sugarmagnolia]

yo what are u guys all talking about. first of all I inhale the smoke for like 10-15 seconds, then when I take the pipe away inhale through the nose then let go when I'm out of breath. Now unless u got fucking long lasting lungs u don't really have that much of a choice if ur not taking a little pussy hit. Also remember that u gotta let the smoke cycle through the lungs. so no 5 seconds doesn't always do the damn trick when some of the smoke still hasn't even reached the lungs. plus u guys saying its worse for ur lungs to hold it in a tad longer haven't posted any research, ur just spreading ur ass talk around to prove ur bull point.

that's my two bit.

[slipnslide087]

have you ever seen the inside of a lung sugar? it doesnt have much place to cycle.....once its in there its inthere, and even if it was, how would holding your breath allow it to cycle threough your lungs? the best way to get the smoke throughout all your lungs is take deep breaths....not really a matter of time. and its just common fucking sense that holding it in is worse for your lungs. think of all the bad shit floating around int he smoke....holding it in their gives it a little more time to attach to the side of your alveoli's or however its spelled. that means its not good.

[slipknotpsycho]

i find that as the pot head gets older he tends to just smoke it more like a cigarette....just holding it in for a few seconds and lets it out....because my theory is that their state of mind changes about it....instead of "oh dude i'm going to get soo fucked up this shyt is tight as fuk blah blah blah" it becomes "goddamn work sucked today i got yelled at by my boss i had to fill 3 times the ammount of orders i need to relax blah blah blah...anyone else experience this? of course by my theory you would have already had to experience it which would mean older smokers.

[djastronmy]

ive heard that the longer u hold it in the more brain cells u...hey look a coursor on my screen...oh yeah...u loose a lot of brain cells when u hold it in for a long amout of time...so im told...by like 2 or 3 ppl...

[Reefer Rogue]

cannabis doesn't kill braincells.

[slipknotpsycho]

uhh......do more reasearch dude....

[Reefer Rogue]

Me? I've read a lot of shit and i've read it doesnt kill braincells. If your saying it does then id like to see where you read it.

[ermitonto]

Yes, if you're going to smoke a substance please do take the time to separate the myths from the facts about its health consequences.

http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/
MYTH: MARIJUANA KILLS BRAIN CELLS. Used over time, marijuana permanently alters brain structure and function, causing memory loss, cognitive impairment, personality deterioration, and reduced productivity.

FACT: None of the medical tests currently used to detect brain damage in humans have found harm from marijuana, even from long term high-dose use. An early study reported brain damage in rhesus monkeys after six months exposure to high concentrations of marijuana smoke. In a recent, more carefully conducted study, researchers found no evidence of brain abnormality in monkeys that were forced to inhale the equivalent of four to five marijuana cigarettes every day for a year. The claim that marijuana kills brain cells is based on a speculative report dating back a quarter of a century that has never been supported by any scientific study.

[fleetfooted monk]

I hate to beat a dead horse but, yeah THC is absorbed in the first couple of seconds so really only have to hold in the smoke for a short time. Anything longer is just oxygen deprivation. On the other hand, if you ever smoke saliva you HAVE to hold it for at least 20-30 seconds because the active ingredient is absorbed so slow.

[ermitonto]

On the other hand, if you ever smoke saliva...

That just gave me a funny mental picture of someone trying to smoke their own spit. I think you mean salvia. :)

[slipnslide087]

um first off....braincells dying???? hmmmm maybe you havent studied mitosis and meiosis. but cells multiply bud. lots of shit kills brain cells. noisees, sneezing....headbanging to music....all that shit. killing brain cells doesnt mean shit....its just a thing used to enforce shit by fear. are you worried about your brain running out of cells???....no.

[ermitonto]

Another good point. Eating hot and spicy food kills tongue cells but I've yet to see a tongueless Mexican.

[djastronmy]

Me? I've read a lot of shit and i've read it doesnt kill braincells. If your saying it does then id like to see where you read it.
i said so i was told not i read it somewhere!!!

[djastronmy]

Another good point. Eating hot and spicy food kills tongue cells but I've yet to see a tongueless Mexican.
lmao...yeah!

[Reefer Rogue]

i said so i was told not i read it somewhere!!!

I wasn't talking to you i was talking to slipknot.