Throwing out a crazy idea.

[SauceeMcGee]

Through some research I have found that my previous conception that trace amounts of fiberglass are deposited in chew is false (Dipping tobacco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). Rather than fiberglass, companies pack chew with alkaline salt crystals that allow for the nicotine to be absorbed much quicker and efficiently (It effs with the weather in your mouth). Creating lacerations in your mouth actually works against you because it causes your capillaries to contract and bleed, thus flushing all substances away from the blood stream and making sure nothing gets in...

Sorry for the incorrect info earlier. I don't chew or smoke cigs, I only smoke shisha out of hookahs...

As far as the psychoactivity of THC vs. THCA goes, my research tells me that THCA is NOT psychoactive. Read the Cannabinoids section of this book (Clinical laboratory medicine - Google Books) and you will understand (If you like science). My understanding is that, when heated or bonded with an unsaturated fat (decarboxylated), THCA becomes psychoactively available in the form of THC. Once ingested, THC is then RE-oxidized by your body and stored as the non-psychoactive THCA in your body fat. This is why, when you smoke up and THCA is stored in your body, you can test positive for THCA for a period of time after ingestion but not experience any prolonged psychoactive effects.

Lastly, pertaining to the ingestion of REALLY OLD and dry cannabis, I am unsure if THCA naturally decomposes into THC, but it would seem unlikely that it would become devoid of its oxygen over time...if you find an article that speaks otherwise, please post it. I love science. Perhaps our mod StinkyAttic can chime in, I hear she is a chemist.

The end.

Peace,
SMG

[ky1956]

Decarboxylation | Cannabis Culture Magazine

I have a tendency to move on to a new bag of weed when I get down to the point of too many stems and assorted trash in the bag. Usually a gram or 2 left in the bag. I let these collect in a coffee can in my garage which gets very warm/hot. This is kept as my backup stash but if money and pot have both been available I might not resort to this stash for a year or more. Then I dump everything in a pile, clean out the stems and eat and smoke the weed. I got in to the eating thing because the smoke buzz is sort of stale but eaten raw gives me an analgesic type buzz like a painkiller for a tooth extraction.

[moosezilla]

[PHP]The nicotine enters by fiberglass "cutting into your lip" and entering your blood stream could i do this with hemp oil?/PHP]

Are you cutting your chewing tobacco with insulation?

Just try chewing straight pot after cleaning out the stems then swallow it instead of spitting it out.

i did this and it took a wile to afect me cuz it was a good size bud of mids and i was watching a freind play video games and the screen folded in on its self :stoned: that was it for then but then i went to bed and woke up to get some aqua snd i could hardly walk up stairs:wtf:

[deleafer2220]

If herb could be eaten raw why would people waste their time cooking it and smoking it ? People say they have things happen to them, IMO its the placebo affect. With out a fat or oil to extract and a heat source i doubt it will work. And besides the previous posts are right, the leaves do have sharp lil points that can be harmful to stomach lining. Hash is a great way to ingest with simply chewing and sucking on it till it blondes out. Would also help kick the tobacco habit hah.

Stay Up :rastasmoke:

[JayJayW]

Thats a great idea but, I don't think it would taste too good. It'll taste like Stone IPA. Does anyone else agree that stone IPA tastes a little funky?