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[Braindawg]

 

Why Does Marijuana Cause The Munchies?

 

 

Last time the subject of the munchies came up, in 1977--I've been writing this column longer than a lot of you sumbitches have been alive--all I could tell you was that scientists had ruled out dope-induced fluctuations in blood sugar as a cause. Since then, I'm pleased to inform you, great strides have been made. As it turns out, far from being a mere curiosity, the munchies provide a clue to the workings of one of the body's primary methods of hunger regulation, the endogenous cannabinoid system.

 

Your body, it seems, contains specialized proteins called cannabinoid receptors. (Broadly speaking, receptors react to certain stimuli and produce certain results.) The best-known cannabinoid is delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, the principal psychoactive ingredient of weed (aka cannabis). Far more important from the body's standpoint, however, are the endogenous (i.e., internally synthesized) cannabinoids, endocannabinoids for short, which work like neurotransmitters and are produced as part of the built-in apparatus by which peripheral parts of the body inform the brain that it's lunchtime. Endocannabinoids and cannabinoid receptors are abundant in the hypothalamus, the region of the brain that plays a pivotal role in appetite regulation. In 1992 researchers identified the first endocannabinoid and named it anandamide, from the Sanskrit ananda, meaning inner bliss. In other words, when you smoke dope, you're replicating (albeit with much greater intensity) an effect the body produces naturally for itself.

Can anybody sum that up in one sentence? Is dope good or bad? Trying to figure this sh*t while high is really damn hard xD

[GTA36362355]

Definitely gooood..

[The Scottish Guy]

Why Does Marijuana Cause The Munchies?

 

 

Last time the subject of the munchies came up, in 1977--I've been writing this column longer than a lot of you sumbitches have been alive--all I could tell you was that scientists had ruled out dope-induced fluctuations in blood sugar as a cause. Since then, I'm pleased to inform you, great strides have been made. As it turns out, far from being a mere curiosity, the munchies provide a clue to the workings of one of the body's primary methods of hunger regulation, the endogenous cannabinoid system.

 

Your body, it seems, contains specialized proteins called cannabinoid receptors. (Broadly speaking, receptors react to certain stimuli and produce certain results.) The best-known cannabinoid is delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, the principal psychoactive ingredient of weed (aka cannabis). Far more important from the body's standpoint, however, are the endogenous (i.e., internally synthesized) cannabinoids, endocannabinoids for short, which work like neurotransmitters and are produced as part of the built-in apparatus by which peripheral parts of the body inform the brain that it's lunchtime. Endocannabinoids and cannabinoid receptors are abundant in the hypothalamus, the region of the brain that plays a pivotal role in appetite regulation. In 1992 researchers identified the first endocannabinoid and named it anandamide, from the Sanskrit ananda, meaning inner bliss. In other words, when you smoke dope, you're replicating (albeit with much greater intensity) an effect the body produces naturally for itself.

Can anybody sum that up in one sentence? Is dope good or bad? Trying to figure this sh*t while high is really damn hard xD

Yeah I know what you mean zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Pass another spliff zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[coin-god]

 

Why Does Marijuana Cause The Munchies?

 

 

Last time the subject of the munchies came up, in 1977--I've been writing this column longer than a lot of you sumbitches have been alive--all I could tell you was that scientists had ruled out dope-induced fluctuations in blood sugar as a cause. Since then, I'm pleased to inform you, great strides have been made. As it turns out, far from being a mere curiosity, the munchies provide a clue to the workings of one of the body's primary methods of hunger regulation, the endogenous cannabinoid system.

 

Your body, it seems, contains specialized proteins called cannabinoid receptors. (Broadly speaking, receptors react to certain stimuli and produce certain results.) The best-known cannabinoid is delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, the principal psychoactive ingredient of weed (aka cannabis). Far more important from the body's standpoint, however, are the endogenous (i.e., internally synthesized) cannabinoids, endocannabinoids for short, which work like neurotransmitters and are produced as part of the built-in apparatus by which peripheral parts of the body inform the brain that it's lunchtime. Endocannabinoids and cannabinoid receptors are abundant in the hypothalamus, the region of the brain that plays a pivotal role in appetite regulation. In 1992 researchers identified the first endocannabinoid and named it anandamide, from the Sanskrit ananda, meaning inner bliss. In other words, when you smoke dope, you're replicating (albeit with much greater intensity) an effect the body produces naturally for itself.

Can anybody sum that up in one sentence? Is dope good or bad? Trying to figure this sh*t while high is really damn hard xD

It dosn't say if it's good or bad, it just explains why you want to eat when you are high. And it's because weed tells your brain that it's lunchtime. That's it.

 

If you are a fat guy that eats anything it might be bad for you, if you are a skinny guy that dosn't eat much it's good for you (me).

 

 

Scottish guy: I was told you were an idiot, now I understand.

[Braindawg]

Hahaha. Yeah, I'm skinny as f*ck. I just made some f*cking ham roast I've been waiting to munch on. All the awesome food is way better to eat when you're high rather than snacks and sweets.

 

Also: I found myself eating cereal at night time yesterday, can anyone relate? O_o

[coin-god]

I love eating oatmeal with lots of sugar when I'm high. It tastes awesome and it's so easy to do.

 

 

Healthy aswell.

[Captain VXR]

Got a party to go to on saturday, and nobody in Bath/Bristol has anything arrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh

Probably going to have to make do with boring old alcohol

[Mr.Mister]

So our body is high on itself without showing the high effects. THC just intensifies it. Sounds a lot safer than blowing coke

 

And method man is here nov 25th, i gotta get on that ticket sh*tt

[coin-god]

Tomorrow I will be taking lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for the first time. Some friends got some and they invited me.

I would like to know if some of you guys have experience with this drug.

I've read lots of information about it, but there are some questions you just have to ask.

Is it important to have someone sober present with us?

[cactus.]

Tomorrow I will be taking lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for the first time. Some friends got some and they invited me.

I would like to know if some of you guys have experience with this drug.

I've read lots of information about it, but there are some questions you just have to ask.

Is it important to have someone sober present with us?

Yes, I took it quite a bit back in high school, and had some of the most memorable and wild psychological experiences of my life. The visuals, holy sh*t the visuals.

 

Are you and your friends all taking it for the first time? I don't think it's necessary that a sober person is present. My friends and I would all take it together and just laugh our asses off for like 7 hours straight and manage to keep our cool despite how far off we seemed to be disconnected from reality. Only time I recall supervision was necessary, was when my friend simply took too much of it. He took 10 hits, opposed to the usual 2 or 3 we would ingest, and he just wasn't able to control himself during his trip. How many hits do you plan on taking?

 

 

[bread]

Feeling "vertigo" after a quick little smoke... wtf?

[Forty]

Tomorrow I will be taking lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for the first time. Some friends got some and they invited me.

I would like to know if some of you guys have experience with this drug.

I've read lots of information about it, but there are some questions you just have to ask.

Is it important to have someone sober present with us?

You won't need a sober person present so long as you're in a safe place and nobody tries to leave mid-trip. I suggest not watching any overly-violent or morbid videos or movies. When I took acid the first time, my friend made us watch Blade 2 and Faces Of Death, both of which were probably the worst decisions anyone could have made. They changed the attitude of the entire trip.

 

Do fun things, positive things, and make sure the focus stays on enjoying yourselves and having a good time. If you do that, then the trip will be a blast. It lasts for several hours so it would be good if everyone is crashing in the same place. Driving on acid is f*cking terrifying- especially at night. Take it from me.

 

 

 

Feeling "vertigo" after a quick little smoke... wtf?

 

Lack of oxygen. Can happen when smoking anything, really. Either that, or when you hold your hit in you tense your neck up and cut off circulation to your brain. People do it all the time. Try to use your throat and lungs to hold the smoke in, not the muscles in your neck. I fell over and cracked my head open once doing that. It can be like fainting if you're not careful.

[GTA36362355]

 

It dosn't say if it's good or bad, it just explains why you want to eat when you are high. And it's because weed tells your brain that it's lunchtime. That's it.

 

If you are a fat guy that eats anything it might be bad for you, if you are a skinny guy that dosn't eat much it's good for you (me).

Good for me too. So weed is gooood for my health. Lunch time!!

Edited November 18, 2011 by deepthroatgta6

[Forty]

Sometimes weed is suggested by physicians to cancer patients to increase their appetite during treatment, as often times their hunger is quelled by all the radiation and chemicals being pumped into them.

[bread]

Feeling "vertigo" after a quick little smoke... wtf?

 

Lack of oxygen. Can happen when smoking anything, really. Either that, or when you hold your hit in you tense your neck up and cut off circulation to your brain. People do it all the time. Try to use your throat and lungs to hold the smoke in, not the muscles in your neck. I fell over and cracked my head open once doing that. It can be like fainting if you're not careful.

Damn. thanks for letting me know dude. I felt a bit of anxiety and I thought something really bad was gonna happen. From all the other times I've smoked weed I never felt vertigo, just a "heavy feeling" in my nose was all. I've breathed and walked fine.

 

Thanks.

[Forty]

Feeling "vertigo" after a quick little smoke... wtf?

 

Lack of oxygen. Can happen when smoking anything, really. Either that, or when you hold your hit in you tense your neck up and cut off circulation to your brain. People do it all the time. Try to use your throat and lungs to hold the smoke in, not the muscles in your neck. I fell over and cracked my head open once doing that. It can be like fainting if you're not careful.

Damn. thanks for letting me know dude. I felt a bit of anxiety and I thought something really bad was gonna happen. From all the other times I've smoked weed I never felt vertigo, just a "heavy feeling" in my nose was all. I've breathed and walked fine.

 

Thanks.

Ah cool, that might be all it is. Especially if you are taking big rips from a bong or something. The tendency is to tighten up so as not to let air out, but you're also not letting blood flow.

[bread]

Feeling "vertigo" after a quick little smoke... wtf?

 

Lack of oxygen. Can happen when smoking anything, really. Either that, or when you hold your hit in you tense your neck up and cut off circulation to your brain. People do it all the time. Try to use your throat and lungs to hold the smoke in, not the muscles in your neck. I fell over and cracked my head open once doing that. It can be like fainting if you're not careful.

Damn. thanks for letting me know dude. I felt a bit of anxiety and I thought something really bad was gonna happen. From all the other times I've smoked weed I never felt vertigo, just a "heavy feeling" in my nose was all. I've breathed and walked fine.

 

Thanks.

Ah cool, that might be all it is. Especially if you are taking big rips from a bong or something. The tendency is to tighten up so as not to let air out, but you're also not letting blood flow.

Haha, that should be fun. I blow shotguns all the time though I never tighten up for some reason.

[Forty]

You have someone give you shotguns as your primary way to smoke? Do you own a pipe or anything?

[bread]

No, I meant that I blow the smoke to others myself. And plus I use rolling paper, just for the better taste.

[Gundog]

Honestly, I like a bong hit, or toking from a pipe better than a joint. Any day, because it has much stronger taste. But it's a matter of preference. Also, I can't roll for sh*t since my hands shake real bad.

 

Yeah, well, anyways. I'm pretty stoned. Drunk too. My eyes feel like they're big glass marbles pulled down by lead weights.

 

sh*t, I'm talking nonsense. Peace to all my stoners.

[Mr.Mister]

Seems like my store wants to do the black friday thing which is the same night as that meth man concert. sh*t is dumb. Doing a break until then whenever I finish this final gram. I dont even have time to finish it this weekend

[Forty]

 

Seems like my store wants to do the black friday thing

Why is everything a race issue with you? f*cking bigot. I could report you to homeland security.

 

lol

 

 

No, I meant that I blow the smoke to others myself. And plus I use rolling paper, just for the better taste.

 

Are the "others" hot chicks? If they're dudes then you should reconsider your smoking tactics.

 

Laz sent me some rice papers to roll with and they were the sh*t. They're called Elements and I highly recommend them. Totally different from smoking a ZigZag or anything else. There's almost no ash, and no flavor added to the weed. It's like there's no paper at all.

[johnson.]

Laz sent me some rice papers to roll with and they were the sh*t. They're called Elements and I highly recommend them. Totally different from smoking a ZigZag or anything else. There's almost no ash, and no flavor added to the weed. It's like there's no paper at all.

My sister gave me a pack of those for Christmas once, best papers i'v ever rolled with.

[Forty]

 

Laz sent me some rice papers to roll with and they were the sh*t. They're called Elements and I highly recommend them. Totally different from smoking a ZigZag or anything else. There's almost no ash, and no flavor added to the weed. It's like there's no paper at all.

My sister gave me a pack of those for Christmas once, best papers i'v ever rolled with.

Damn right. Best papers I've ever used. I won't buy anything else. It's like the first time I smoked out of glass after using metal/wood for so long. Now I won't buy anything but glass if I can help it.

[bread]

Forty, I'd never blow a shotgun at a guy.. NEVER. And yes, these girls are pretty decent looking

 

Also, whats a really good paper to roll with? I've been using EZ widers the whole time and I'm thinking of trying some other brands.

Edited November 19, 2011 by Mockage

[Sanjeem]

I'll be learning how to roll soon so that will also be helpfull for sliffs, I prefer splifs the most, there just way nicer to hold in my opinion.

[coin-god]

 

Tomorrow I will be taking lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for the first time. Some friends got some and they invited me.

I would like to know if some of you guys have experience with this drug.

I've read lots of information about it, but there are some questions you just have to ask.

Is it important to have someone sober present with us?

Yes, I took it quite a bit back in high school, and had some of the most memorable and wild psychological experiences of my life. The visuals, holy sh*t the visuals.

 

Are you and your friends all taking it for the first time? I don't think it's necessary that a sober person is present. My friends and I would all take it together and just laugh our asses off for like 7 hours straight and manage to keep our cool despite how far off we seemed to be disconnected from reality. Only time I recall supervision was necessary, was when my friend simply took too much of it. He took 10 hits, opposed to the usual 2 or 3 we would ingest, and he just wasn't able to control himself during his trip. How many hits do you plan on taking?

Since the guy had some problems we will do it this Sunday (hopefully). Still don't know how many hits, depends on what we get. But eigther 2 or 4 would be.

 

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Thanks for the advise Forty.

[*MURDOC*]

EZ-widers blow dick, terrible paper and terrible glue.

[Padmasana]

 

Laz sent me some rice papers to roll with and they were the sh*t. They're called Elements and I highly recommend them. Totally different from smoking a ZigZag or anything else. There's almost no ash, and no flavor added to the weed. It's like there's no paper at all.

My sister gave me a pack of those for Christmas once, best papers i'v ever rolled with.

Damn right. Best papers I've ever used. I won't buy anything else. It's like the first time I smoked out of glass after using metal/wood for so long. Now I won't buy anything but glass if I can help it.

Had a buddy leave a box of those in my car one time, like 50 packs of them. Ended up moving, and I never seen him again. f*cking amazing papers.

[Forty]

 

Forty, I'd never blow a shotgun at a guy.. NEVER. And yes, these girls are pretty decent looking 

 

Also, whats a really good paper to roll with? I've been using EZ widers the whole time and I'm thinking of trying some other brands.

 

Hey I won't judge you if you like to blow guys with a shotgun...or...shotgun guys while they blow you....or....get blown while holding a shotgun....to each his own

 

If you look a couple posts above yours, johnson and I were talking about Elements rolling papers. The box listed is one of their fancier varieties, but if you can find any one of them at your local headshop then definitely buy them. They're made of ultra-thin rice paper and have almost no ash or flavor. Amazing papers.

 

 

I'll be learning how to roll soon so that will also be helpfull for sliffs, I prefer splifs the most, there just way nicer to hold in my opinion.

 

I do like to roll a solid spliff once in awhile. Some variations of Elements papers come with mini roll filters in the pack. Very useful.

 

 

Tomorrow I will be taking lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for the first time. Some friends got some and they invited me.

I would like to know if some of you guys have experience with this drug.

I've read lots of information about it, but there are some questions you just have to ask.

Is it important to have someone sober present with us?

Yes, I took it quite a bit back in high school, and had some of the most memorable and wild psychological experiences of my life. The visuals, holy sh*t the visuals.

 

Are you and your friends all taking it for the first time? I don't think it's necessary that a sober person is present. My friends and I would all take it together and just laugh our asses off for like 7 hours straight and manage to keep our cool despite how far off we seemed to be disconnected from reality. Only time I recall supervision was necessary, was when my friend simply took too much of it. He took 10 hits, opposed to the usual 2 or 3 we would ingest, and he just wasn't able to control himself during his trip. How many hits do you plan on taking?

Since the guy had some problems we will do it this Sunday (hopefully). Still don't know how many hits, depends on what we get. But eigther 2 or 4 would be.

 

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Thanks for the advise Forty.

 

If you've never done it before I wouldn't suggest diving in head first and dropping multiple hits. Take the experience as it comes. Otherwise it might be too intense to handle the first time. You never know how your mind will react to its first acid trip