How weed effects you

[justinsane]

hey all.... well ive been smoking for a few years now... and ive never really actually thought about how weed effects me... i looked on erowid and everything. but heres my question:

when you inhale marijuana, what does the thc do? like what is it doing to our bodies that makes us feel like this

every good substance user is educated

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

THC is absorbed into your lungs through the hemoglobin in blood. For this to replace oxygen and carbon dioxide (the usual gas exchange), the THC has to be more attracted to blood than one or both of those two gasses.

Next, the THC is carried through your blood, to your brain, where your cannabinoid receptors are waiting for it.

THC is then used by your cannabinoid system to calm down nerves that are acting strangely(Euphoria), and to make thoughts flow more easily.(Creativity boost)

Hope that helped.

[justinsane]

thanks alot man

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

Anytime, bro. That's why I prowl these forums :rasta:

[opiuser]

THC is absorbed into your lungs through the hemoglobin in blood. For this to replace oxygen and carbon dioxide (the usual gas exchange), the THC has to be more attracted to blood than one or both of those two gasses.

Next, the THC is carried through your blood, to your brain, where your cannabinoid receptors are waiting for it.

THC is then used by your cannabinoid system to calm down nerves that are acting strangely(Euphoria), and to make thoughts flow more easily.(Creativity boost)

Hope that helped.

just a little technical shit...

THC (Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol) attaches itself to CB1 receptors in your nervous system, and CB2 receptors in your immune system.

The CB1 receptors control such things as pain threshold, memory, sensory perception, the release of dopamine and much more. these receptors are activated by various cannabinoids (THC, CBD, CBN, etc.) as well as andandimide; a naturally occuring cannabinoid (endocannabinoid) in yor body

I dont know much about CB2 receptors... i need to research.

oh, btw. there is lots of good research on this website... check it out to get a good idea of whats up

[Brey]

How weed effects me? i get HIGH man...

[justinsane]

clearly...