"tolerance"---NO SUCH THING

[yzstoned]

when i first started smoking weed it was like real drugs.. i smoke everyday these days and everyone once in awhile it will be real intense, i believe in tollerance but i also believe that the mind has something to do with how high u get. i smoke much more in a session than i did when i was noob(obviously as it seems most ppl on this board do as well)

but this is why i believe it has to do with mindset: if i have to go to work or school or anything else important i can take a few hits and be high as fucking hell, but if im jus chillen nd theres no plans i can smoke and smoke and smoke nd get ripped

also sometimes if i dont expect to get that high nd im only trying to reach a certain range of highness i get baked but if i get all pumped and really get psyched about getting the highest i have ever been i can smoke so much before i reach the desired effect

[NightProwler]

From personal expirence i can say this:

i was smokin dank weed for 2 months daily. the first few weeks i would get so fuckin baked. eventually the highs started getting to be less and less satisfying. i needed much more to feel high and it wasnt nearly as strong of a high. near the end, i was barely even getting high at all and it would take a good 3 fat bowl-packs. and yes, this was the exact same kind of weed the whole time. the only reason i stopped my smoking marathon was beacuse i got busted in school and ive gotta stop until march(im getting piss tested randomly all the time) also, i have had this issue many other times in the past and taking a break has ALWAYS helped me get higher when i smoke again. i dont know all the science of it, but i know what i've expirenced is true.

[JordaN23]

i have been seeing more and more posts about this...so i thought i would clear some things up...first of all there is no such thing as smoking "tolerance." Research has shown that the more thc your body takes in decreases your "tolerance"(in fact it is wrong to even use this word) the truth is, the more herb you consume, the better your body becomes at dissolving thc into the bloodstream. so taking a break will not work to reduce the amount needed: smoking more will!!!!...exercise helps get the byproducts of thc out of the fat cells in your body...which is why those drinks to clean ur piss do not work...so the next time someone tells u they've smoked soooo much weed that they dont even get high anymore; u can just laugh knowing that is not even close to true. if anyone wants i will find a link to the more technical reason and research behind this. also....if you want to use way less herb and get a better high; try vaporizing...to add another thing, taking a break from smoking is good for your lungs to heal scarred tissue, but i say why even take a break when you can just vaporize all day long everyday with NO harm to your lungs!!!

Actually.. I do believe that could be true cause I don't know for sure. But my opinion.. being someone who barely gets high off amazing weed, and when i do get bkaed it lasts for like a half hour.. i think the body just gets used to it so much that its more normal for you to be high. and when you quit you start to be used to being sober.

[mr_vega]

i beleive in tolerance. the first time i smokes weed was amazing, i was seeing things. but that doesnt really happen anymore - i think its cos my brain knows what to expect now.

so would people here suggest i take a break from smoking everyday, so that i can get back to being super high?

[Bob the Awesome]

OK, Let me inject some medical facts into this to clear up all the confusion.

First, you need to understand how THC works. THC replaces the neurotransmitter anandamide inside our bodies. It affects receptors known as CB1 and CB2 receptors.

The THC mimicking the action of anandamide is what causes the high. Now, here's where the topic creator got it right: over time, your body learns to handle the effects and disposing of THC.

But that's what causes tolerance. Since your body handles it better, you respond less to the THC, causing less of an effect, a high, which is from your tolerance building up. If you break from smoking for an amount of time, your body returns to normal in proportion to how long you've been taking a break.

If anyone doesn't understand how neurotransmitters work I suggest looking through this, not only is it interesting but extremely informative: http://www.eztest.com/web/index.php?...pper&Itemid=39

What I have presented here are facts. If you're going to dispute them, point out which of my facts are wrong and why. Your opinions, just like mine, mean nothing in this discussion so please leave them out for herein. Hate to sound like an ass, again, but we need to be scientific about this.

After looking at the above link try poking around on Wikipedia to learn more.

[Way2many]

so what your saying is if i hold my breath under water and keep trying to see how long i can do it...that eventually i wont be able to hold it longer?.

or

if i run daily eventually i wont be able to run longer?.

[Eazy]

fuck tolernce it blows so why si it each week i buy mroe weed?!!!?

[Bob the Awesome]

so what your saying is if i hold my breath under water and keep trying to see how long i can do it...that eventually i wont be able to hold it longer?.

or

if i run daily eventually i wont be able to run longer?.

I'm not saying that at all and that doesn't involve neurotransmitters. Go look at my link.

[Way2many]

I'm not saying that at all and that doesn't involve neurotransmitters. Go look at my link.

If i run a mile everyday my lungs will get stronger as will my heart and ill be able to to run longer, people who dont normally run will get light headed and tired sweat more and wont make it as far.

if i smoke blunts everyday 3x's a day eventually ill build a tolerance for weed and will not get that intense most people just starting to smoke will feel.

My body can handle the weed, like my body could handle the running.

[Bob the Awesome]

If i run a mile everyday my lungs will get stronger as will my heart and ill be able to to run longer, people who dont normally run will get light headed and tired sweat more and wont make it as far.

if i smoke blunts everyday 3x's a day eventually ill build a tolerance for weed and will not get that intense most people just starting to smoke will feel.

My body can handle the weed, like my body could handle the running.

Um... yea, I agree with you, your point being?