Can someone be allergic to cannabis?

Actually yeah. I'm allergic to various types of weeds, grass and trees. After not smoking for about a month, I developed a severe allergic reaction to pot and when hit the bong after my month hiatus, I went under anaphylatic shock. It was seriously one of the worse feelings I had, freaked the hell out my boyfriend too. Since I don't want to stop smoking, I'm building up my tolerance and seeing if allergy medicines will ease some of my allergy symptoms.

So yeah, you can be allergic to weed. Shit's tough though if you enjoy it.

 

Allergy's are a pain in the ass when it comes to the herb. I experienced it first hand during a vaporizing session. The kid took maybe five or so hits before violently throwing up and becoming sick for many hours. He stated that it "Just happens" sometimes when he smokes.

 

I had taken a three month break and had the allergic reaction after the break. Sadly, I kept on smoking and the reaction got worse and worse.

 

Man that sucks Did you quit all together because of it?

I'm trying to really see if I'm allergic or if there's ways to ease the symptoms because I think it was induced by a condition that I've developed recently.

 

There are over 120 teprnes in cannabis. And while most are only just barely present, and are virtually unstudied, there are thought to be over 80 'known' cannabinoids in cannabis, as well.


Many of the terpenes, flavanoids, and other phytochemicals present in cannabis, are shared or can be found within multiple other fruits, vegetables, flowers and other plants...


If someone has an allergy to cannabis, they have an allergic reaction to at least one, if not several of the phytochemicals in cannabis, and they could very likely be allergic to other plants as well!

Some plants and plant-exposure may be more common, while others, they would never have contact with unless they lived in a particular region of the globe.


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But in the vast majority of cases, new and inexperienced smokers, or those coming off from a t-break, are just smoking WAY too much, too soon, and should start off slower if they don't want to 'green out'.


Greening out, can cause a panic attack, or a nervous reaction due simply to being uncomfortable with the intensity of an unfamiliar experience... a panic attack can include hyperventilation, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting and general stomach upset, racing/nervous heart, tingling in the skin, and even hives and/or skin inflammation.


A single cup of coffee, as an example, can seem intense and can cause nausea, jitteryness and nervousness in someone who doesn't eat chocolate, drink coffee, or have any other exposure to natural stimulants like caffeine.

If those sensations panic the person who drank the coffee, it can result in a panic attack, just like cannabis.


(If the panic attack is severe enough, or if the person has a 'nervous disposition' or a touch of hypochondria in their nature, this can even form a low-grade version of 'PTSD', which means that if they have a small sip, or even when they smell coffee, it can potentially trigger another panic attack.

This can often be mistaken for an allergy, or anaphylactic shock;

" Anaphylaxis typically presents with many different symptoms over minutes or hours, with an average onset of 5 to 30 minutes if exposure is intravenous and 2 hours for foods.

The most common areas affected include: skin, respiratory, gastrointestinal, heart and vasculature, and central nervous system, with usually two or more being involved." - wiki

These are not exact, in sensation, but quite similar to the symptoms of an anxiety attack.)




After a few weeks of low exposure to caffeine, their tolerance will gradually increase... same goes for cannabis. Just like with coffee, or sugar, or alcohol, some people are more sensitive, and they may take longer at lower levels of consumption in order to become comfortable, than most other people.



And according to many parents, and grandparents (including my own!), if you stop smoking on and off, your tolerance can drastically plummet as you age.. my dad was a huge toker as a kid, but as an adult, just a tiny puff on his one-hitter would be MORE than enough to get him stoned, happy and munchy, even with regular exposure.

 

I know this thread is old but i got one question.
Im allergic to the pine trees fruit but im not allergic to the resin of the tree or smell...so im allergic to the pine terpene or not?

 

(Replying in both threads, just in case you happen to check back with one but not the other for some reason )

There isn't really just 'one' pine terpene, but you're probably not allergic to the a/b-pinene/carene/methadienes if that's what you're wondering, but it's uncertain what you -are- reacting to in the pine fruit/nut. If it's a proximity/breathing thing, it could be a species-specific mold or pathogen that you react to, or even pollen.
If you're allergic to pine nuts, as in when they are eaten or when you come into direct contact with them, it's also possible you may be allergic to one or more other tree nuts/seeds. Allergies, their triggers and severity, are often very personal and individualized problems.


Your doctor could probably tell you a lot more about how your body is reacting and to what agent, than we could.

 

Chicks cannot hold the smoke - that's what it is.

 

Aww, and coming from a guy who got his avatar from a chick.

 

There was a story about a trimmer in weed world magazine or it could of been skunk but this girl was allergic to weed her whole life an ne'er knew it, she thought she had cat allergies and she worked as a trimmer her whole life n eventually had to quit when she found out so yes u can be allergic to cannabis it's physically possible

 

You could definitely have a mild sensitivity to one of the more volatile terpenes that dissipates almost, if not entirely, during the drying process. I sometimes get just a little bit itchy on my arms for a minute or two after trimming, or just reaching around certain strains in late-bloom, myself. I haven't paid it any particular attention, but I think it's usually the more spicy smelling indica-dom crosses.


Cannabis plants produce, and actually lose a fair amount of their terpene content on a daily basis, while the plants are alive and growing. It's why our plants tend to smell the most during the late evening, through to the early morning, after a period of cool darkness (it's also why we either give them a period of darkness before harvesting, or why we cut first thing in the morning, rather than at the end of a long hot day) and it's why the plants smell the least towards the end of their daylight period. They're losing terpenes almost as fast as they can generate them. Then when the temps are cool, and the UV lights go off, they generate terpenes much faster than they lose them.
But once harvested, and after spending a few days drying, that plant can't and won't regain whatever terpenes it has lost, and some forms are particularly vulnerable/fragile and can dissipate easily, even at quite low temps. It's why some trimmers, who do get itchy arms and wrists if they trim without protective clothing, sometimes like to wait until the plants are dry before trimming, even though it makes it a more tedious process. The source of their dermal irritation usually dissipates to some extent as the plant dries. (Fun note - terpenes are why some trimmers who don't smoke or use cannabis themselves, can potentially feel 'buzzed' after harvesting and trimming. Terpenes are also responsible for the claims some police/DEA make, when they suggest they feel 'under the influence', while clearing out a bust without wearing the proper respiratory equipment.)


It could also be that your skin is just sensitive to the particular shape/sharpness of the microscopic cystolith hairs on the leaves and branches. Some folks have skin types which are more sensitive to (and as such are more easily damaged by) microscopic plant barbs, spikes and sharp hairs, while another person could rub the same plant matter all over their arms, vigorously, without issue.


It's definitely possible to be sensitive or allergic to one of the many terpenes and other phytochemicals cannabis, but it's good to find out specifically why and what causes the allergy if it's particularly intense, because cannabis shares a TON of the same phytochemicals with many fruits and veggies and plants we eat!
If someone is allergic to cannabis, there is a high probability they are allergic to one or more other, common, edible plants, and those food sources may hold a larger load of the potential allergen per serving than cannabis. At the first sign of a potential allergy, it's a very good idea to consider having a screening performed by an allergen specialist or your family doctor, so you can either rule out, or include other foods when determining what is and isn't safe for you to eat.


And if you simply can't be honest about your cannabis use/exposure with this particular allergy specialist, just say you're concerned that you've had the same symptoms over things like citrus fruits and mangoes, which contain similar terpenes, but that you're also not sure if they were 'cross contaminated' by other fruit, during transportation.

 

Just affect me when i eat them, when i touch them i got no problem...
And im just allergic to pine nuts, i can eat other types of nuts.
I stop breathing and i feel dizzy when i eat some,thats my problem, i think that when i smoke strains with piney smell or more of a piney taste im gonna stop breathing or something.
Notice that im not allergic to the smell itself from the pine tree or leafs,or when i touch the buds or smell it,its just a little paranoid to smoke it because i feel a bit scared to feel this symptons.
Do you understand?
Thank you for your help! Appreciate that response

 

My dads allergic. hes smoked 11 times and each time puked violently. he wanted to keep trying to see if he wouldnt throw up but it kept getting worse so he finally realized hes allergic.