do you -really- get higher if you hold it in?

[Caduceo]

I been trying to blowing it out after a few seconds, I have to say that the effect is similar or I dunno which :O

Caduceo Reviewed by Caduceo on 05-25-2007. do you -really- get higher if you hold it in? I been trying to blowing it out after a few seconds, I have to say that the effect is similar :( or :) I dunno which :O Rating: 5

[RamblerGambler]

Instead of holding it in for a few seconds try to ghost the hit. Basically, try to hold it in so long that when you finally exhale there's almost no smoke that emerges.

Option b for testing is taking a full hit, then running madly about your house waving your hands above your head until you can hold it in no longer. But needless to say, this is a bit on the kooky side.

So in response, yes it works. but only because of oxygen dep.

[ganjah]

Holding your hits for over 5 seconds don't do you much of any benefit. The only reason it would feel like you got higher is because you are holding your breath for a long amount of time and then feeling light headed afterwards.
Its a pretty easy way to pass out if your a beginner.

[orangeman]

I continue to stand by this. The longer you hold it in determines how high you get from that hit. Over 10 seconds though is pointless lol.

[Setzer12]

No I'm pretty sure that holding it in doesn't actually get you higher. I agree with ganjah the only thing holding you breathe does is deplete you of oxygen and make you feel lightheaded. Your lungs probably get all the thc they're going to get out of a hit as soon as you inhale.

[LuckyG]

I was told just the other day (forget who it was) that 97% of the THC is absorbed into your lungs in under three seconds. After that you're just messing up your lungs with tar.

[RamblerGambler]

not if your using a vape...

[Perp]

At the molecular level, ion exchange is almost instantaneous. You don't have to hold in a breath to get the oxygen, do you? When you hold in your tokes you only expose your lungs to more pollutants.

[Caduceo]

I jsut gave you +rep because your knowlege of ion's rocked my can hard.

[Runaway Jim]

Yeah, i want to believe the 3 seconds thing, but the fact is, i firmly believe htat holding it in for a bit longer DOES have an effect, and ive been smoking long enough to tell you that it definitely is not being lightheaded or oxy depravation (unless youre a 90 year old with emphysema, 10 seconds shouldnt give you lightheadedness -_-) It may be that the other psychoactive components in bud, CBN and CBD, take longer to absorb. who knows... i usually hold them in between 5 and 10 seconds.