How Long To Hold In Smoke For Best High

[njhippiedude]

Some people say you need to hold it in for 10 seconds or more to absorb all the THC while others say you absorb it all in 3 seconds so you shouldn't hold it in any longer. Has anyone ever actually figured out this age old question or is it all based off urban myths?

[hpidriver]

Honestly 3-5 seconds and you're fine.

You should certainly hold it in for over 9000 seconds.

[firewall1]

depends how much i have. unless its too harsh i always go for about 3-5 seconds, when im in a roto. i sometimes hold it till my next hit to get the highest high. but if i only have like a bowl or two i hold it in for as long as i can

[hpidriver]

Originally Posted by firewall1

i sometimes hold it till my next hit to get the highest high.

You're not getting any higher, it's just oxygen deprivation to your brain.

[tooking]

you really dont need to hold it in just inhale and exhale, like cigarettes.

[MidwestKind]

When smoke is held in for 6-7 seconds you have full thc saturation, any less and your losing a little high. Not that I hold every hit in for 7 seconds, just a little information.

[Papa Herbtron]

i love being lightheaded and high so i just hold in it for as long as possible

[NPaso]

i actually read that you absorb 95% of the THC within the first second the smoke enters your lungs.. so i dunno what to believe!

i just rip it and when i feel it getting uncomfortable i exhale.. i rather not kill myself off a rip.. but thats just me

[MlDNlTEtoker]

When I'm smoking inside, to not stink the place up, I pack 1 hitters and ghost. It always seems to get me baked off less than when I'm not holding it. Usually I hold till it is passed to me. You ever shotgun to someone enough that they got high? It is because the smoke you exhale DOES have THC, you'd think that the whole "THC absorbs in a second" argument would be dead by now. If all of the THC is absorbed before you exhale smoke, what is the point of hot boxing, shotguns, etc.?

[805 Toker]

MlDNlTEtoker right the whole point of hot boxing is to let the thc into the air so when youre done smoking you stay high longer because the air is filled with the thc

[Nuggz]

Originally Posted by 805 Toker

MlDNlTEtoker right the whole point of hot boxing is to let the thc into the air so when youre done smoking you stay high longer because the air is filled with the thc

Of Course! Well it usually takes 10-15 seconds 2 ghost a hit so I'd say about 5-7 seconds you'll get 99% of it. But ya I've shotgunned a lot of people (lol) and they get chopped as hell, I still hold it in n I get chopped! Minimal I would hold in for 3-5 hits to not cough ur ass off and still get most of it. But I don't waste my THC... CMON! What would Bob Marley do! But anyways I would prefer eatting edibles than smoking cause you get 100% THC and its HEALTHIER, HIGHER, BETTER!

[jeremiahweed28]

depends on what im doing. like 850 mentioned, when you hotbox just dont even hold it in at all. when im doin some hardcore toking i only hold it in for about 7-8 seconds.
i usualy get so high that i forget im holding it in tho, and end up holding it for like 20 seconds, but thats just me.

Originally Posted by Nuggz

Of Course! Well it usually takes 10-15 seconds 2 ghost a hit so I'd say about 5-7 seconds you'll get 99% of it. But ya I've shotgunned a lot of people (lol) and they get chopped as hell, I still hold it in n I get chopped! Minimal I would hold in for 3-5 hits to not cough ur ass off and still get most of it. But I don't waste my THC... CMON! What would Bob Marley do! But anyways I would prefer eatting edibles than smoking cause you get 100% THC and its HEALTHIER, HIGHER, BETTER!

[njhippiedude]

Sorry for posting this thread in multiple forms multiple times. I thought it wasn't posting but appearently it did - each time. lol At least we have a lot of answers to this largely overlooked question. My conclusion - less is more

[Dr. Kush]

ive seen this argument many times and personally i think its kinda ridiculous debating whether a few seconds either way is gonna make a huge difference

i just know that when i take a hit i dont sit and count off each second im holding it in in my head, but i hold it in around 7 seconds

If all of the THC is absorbed before you exhale smoke, what is the point of hot boxing, shotguns, etc.?

IMO i think hotboxing is pointless. You're just reinhaling smoke that is already stripped of its THC instead of taking nice clean breathes inbetween tokes like you could do with an open window, smoking outside, etc.

not flaming or anything on anybody, just stating my opinion