How long do you hold your hits in?

[Metaphor]

I hold my hits in for 5-7 seconds. i hate seeing people exhale a huge white cloud of wasted smoke.

[graph]

You don't need to. Most THC is absorbed by the lungs immediately. After three seconds, THC absorption is too minimal to make a difference. The harm to your lungs, however, is not.

There's a graph floating around on this site from a NORML/MAPS test that shows this. I don't have it on my pc, but I'll look for it if you want.

[unconscious]

I usually take a deep hit, grab another small breath, hold for up to 10 seconds, and blow it out.

I really don't care about the harm to my lungs, as I don't smoke a whole lot. Not even a regular weekend smoker.

[Whitelight]

If I'm smoking alone I usually hold it in for five seconds but if I'm with friends I will hold it in until it comes back to me.

[ChronicE.I.]

I usually take a deep hit, grab another small breath, hold for up to 10 seconds, and blow it out.

I really don't care about the harm to my lungs, as I don't smoke a whole lot. Not even a regular weekend smoker.
Same here, but if what graph said is true I might have to change up my technique.

[Podge_Boro]

i hold it in til i cant breathe no more
sometimes i even cough purposely to open up my bronchioles
works like a charm :stoned:

[Nochowderforyou]

I usually take a hit, hold it for a few seconds, then finish filling my lungs with one more hit, and hold for another 5 seconds or so. So overall, 10 seconds or so.

Doesn't hurt my lungs one bit either, because if it did, I probably wouldn't do it.

[SmokingPlatypus]

About 4-6 seconds. That's really as long as you need.

[mattbury]

i am thinking the people that hold it in for long periods of time are either thinking they are gonna absorb twice the amount as only holdin it for a few seconds or its a macho thing. everytime i see someone doing the hold in and choke thing on purpose im thinking, what a douche, in my head. most of the effect u will have from holding it in is from oxygen deprevation and instead of oxygen u got smoke,but damn right thats gonna make the smoker lightheaded and add to the high effect tho.definetly more likely to lead to chronic cough. ya dig? :stoned: .

[mattbury]

You don't need to. Most THC is absorbed by the lungs immediately. After three seconds, THC absorption is too minimal to make a difference. The harm to your lungs, however, is not.

There's a graph floating around on this site from a NORML/MAPS test that shows this. I don't have it on my pc, but I'll look for it if you want.

hehehe, GRAPH talking about a graph. anybody else catch that?

[nikweiser]

its just because you get light headed for holding it in for so long and the rapid effect of weed along with getting lightheaded makes it seem like you get more high.
i take a bong rip and ill blow it out after 3 seconds or so.. sometimes right away because its such a big hit, but its almost all absorbed so quick it dosent matter

[EternalOverdose]

hmm, i usualy hold it in for as LONG as i can but when i was reading people's replies it said something about harming the lungs more when you hold it in loner.... is this true????:confused:

[MaryjaneAndHashley]

hehehe, GRAPH talking about a graph. anybody else catch that?

Yea, I noticed when i read it :D


I hold my hits for like 3 seconds. Whats the point of more?

[dunney508]

if im alone like 3-6 seconds, In a circle il hold it in as long as possible.

[funky not a junky]

I do it for like 4, or if it feels soothing, a lil more. But sometimes ill just take a fast hit. I always like to preserve the lungs.

[2600HERTZ]

Inhale hold for half a second exhale. The longer you hold the more carcinogens your lungs take on, you get minimal extra THC from holding. In the end holding does MUCH MORE harm than good.

[timothylearyisdead]

think about this, THC is absorbed instantly in the lungs right? what about all the smoke in your lungs that doesn't actually touch your lungs before you blow it out prematurely? smoke needs quite a few seconds to actually circulate through your lungs, so holding in hits is necessary.

I usually hold mine in for at least 5 good seconds or more.

[Polymirize]

let's see, I inhale, pause, and then exhale. Occasionally taking the time to blow smoke in the dog's ear, or make smoke rings... But usually I'd say 3-4 secs tops.

[Brandotheblazer]

i usually in hale and exhale with in 3 seconds my lungs cant hold in this much smoke for 2 long

[Way2many]

i only inhale for about 3 seconds and blow out a stream THC gets disolved in the lungs within that time.

[JunkYard]

5 seconds at the most. When I was younger I would try to hold it in as long as I could, but it didn't get me any more stoned, it just made me a little dizzy from lack of oxygen to the brain.

I've found that many small hits work better than a few enormous ones, too. Your lungs can only absorb so much, so when you take really big hits, you're in effect just wasting your smoke. ;)

[geonagual]

i usually in hale and exhale with in 3 seconds my lungs cant hold in this much smoke for 2 long


Your smokin like a freight train. LOL

[station]

Your smokin like a freight train. LOL


best kind. or im not gettin high. BIG HITS!!!!:stoned:

iv heard holdin it for 6seconds is the best. but it all depends on wat kinda bowl i pack and how it hits me. sometimes i can hold it for the 6 seconds but other bowls jus fuck me and i gotta blow it out right away but really ur still gettin stoned either way. and coughing even helps ur highness(advice from Snoop Dogg):D

[Jack the Tripper]

Does anyone else like to zero?

[station]

What's this "Zero" you speak of??

[marvelous22]

Any hit after 5 seconds or so is pretty pointless. You don;t get more high.

[delukssteelcityscum]

i dont know if this really counts but my goal to make a weed hit good is if i cough, and i hold my tokes in for about 5 seconds dont really need to any longer SALVIA oin the other hand you should hold it in for longer, about 10-15 seconds any longeer will just give you lung damage

[Captain Hanks]

:rasta:
i dont know if this really counts but my goal to make a weed hit good is if i cough, and i hold my tokes in for about 5 seconds dont really need to any longer SALVIA oin the other hand you should hold it in for longer, about 10-15 seconds any longeer will just give you lung damageHold your salvia for 30 and your weed for 3 seconds boys'. After 3 sec. 95% of the thc is absorbed by the lungs, anything longer will just coat your lungs with more tar. For those of you saying it gets you higher, it's the lack of oxygen to your brains!

[mattbury]

quotes from the Marijuana Medical Handbook(1997)(ed rosenthal):

" Marijuana smokers should probably abandon the practice of deeply inhaling and holding their breath.Studies have shown that this does little to increase thc absorption, but may substantially increase the respiratory hazards of smoking."

" Another difference between marijuana and tobacco is that tobacco smoke tends to penetrate more deeply into the lungs.For whatever reason, marijuana smoke tends to concentrate in the larger,upper air passageways of the lungs and throat, while tobacco penetrates to the smaller,lower passageways.One result of this is, apparently, that marijuana doesn't cause emphysema,a progressive degenerative disease of the lower lungs that is linked to tobacco smoking.On the other hand, marijuana may be more apt to irritate the throat than cigarettes"

[BigHyphyD]

When I try to hold in my hit, I'll exhale and then I'll gag up smoke somehow.

Kinda gross.


Thats why I just rip the blunt, do the cloud (or ghost inhale) and exhale.

[Slither]

I usually hold my hits in for a long time, if this is true, i might have to stop though.

[TheAtomicPunk]

Normally I hold it in 4 seconds give or take. It's not like I time it or anything...
As far as cutting off oxygen to your brain, I enjoy holding my breath untill I get light-headed and fall over, Ok? :D