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Discussion in 'Apprentice Marijuana Consumption' started by biggbear4life, Aug 15, 2011.

  1. #1 biggbear4life, Aug 15, 2011
    just wondering if people hold the smoke in there lungs as long as possible? i do every time and i get high off less weed. does it bug you when people suck it in and then blow out immeditley? it like your wasting the weed ever heard of cough and you off? lol
     
  2. #2 RedRazzle, Aug 15, 2011
    Like those people who smoke joints like a cig? That grinds my gears. I try to hold it in for about 20 seconds. My one friend holds it in as long as he can and when he exhales, there's barely any smoke that comes out!
     
  3. #3 HelpDesk, Aug 15, 2011
    I do the same... saves a lot of bud.
     
  4. #4 Hello there!, Aug 15, 2011
    99% of THC is absorbed within 7-8 seconds of holding it in your lungs. Any longer than that is really only increasing tar buildup in your lungs.

    Honestly, I think it's about 90% of THC is absorbed within the first 1-2 seconds, too. It's really not that much of a waste.
     
  5. #5 jo3l37, Aug 15, 2011
    Yeah, this. If you hold it in for anymore than 8 seconds, you're just hurting your lungs. You'll get the majority of the THC in the hit within the first 5 seconds.

    You only "feel" higher because it's asphyxiation, aka lack of oxygen to your brain, which makes you feel light headed and dizzy - in your case, "more high".
     
  6. #6 Hello there!, Aug 15, 2011
    That and placebo.
     
  7. #7 Resin Dog, Aug 15, 2011
    Well we got to the bottom of this mystery gang.
     
  8. #8 Led Zepp, Aug 15, 2011
    I do sometimes, but it seems the higher I am, the less likely I will remember to hold in every hit for so long of time
     
  9. #9 nutnut1, Aug 15, 2011
    I agree, do not waste it!! Lol
     
  10. #10 Storm Crow, Aug 15, 2011
    Some actual science, gentlemen?


    Breathhold duration and response to marijuana smoke. (abst - 1989)
    Breathhold duration and response to marijuana smok... [Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1989] - PubMed result

    Marijuana Smoking: Factors That Influence the Bioavailability of Tetrahydrocannabinol (full - 1990) http://www.ukcia.org/research/FactorsThatInfluenceBioavailability.pdf


    Response to marijuana as a function of potency and breathhold duration (abst - 1991)
    Response to marijuana as a function of potency and... [Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1991] - PubMed result

    Marijuana smoking: effect of varying delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol content and number of puffs. (abst - 1992)
    http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/conte...&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=480&resourcetype=HWCIT


    Marijuana smoking: effects of varying puff volume and breathhold duration.
    (abst - 1995)
    Marijuana smoking: effects of varying puff volume ... [J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1995] - PubMed result


    Nothing like getting the facts! :smoking:

    EDUCATE YOURSELF! :hello:


    Granny :wave:
     
  11. #11 nutnut1, Aug 15, 2011
    Wicked, gonna read these now, and its ladies too lol :)
     
  12. #12 fightermaverick, Aug 16, 2011
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    Totally agree. I give my hits about 5 seconds max.
     
  13. #13 JVlarijuana, Aug 16, 2011
    i'd rather waste a little weed then damage my lungs more.
     
  14. #14 520medicineman, Aug 16, 2011
    Yea, learned a while ago off of another thread that holding it in for longer than 10 seconds doesn't increase how high you'll get
     
  15. #15 hiimhi, Aug 16, 2011

    3-4 seconds and you've got like 99% absorbed, i'm 99.9% sure.

    the only reason holding it in for 20 seconds or whatever gets you "higher" is because you're actually just depriving your brain from fresh oxygen, causing yourself to get light headed from asphyxiation.
     
  16. #16 Myst1c, Aug 16, 2011
    As has already been said, around 99% of the THC is absorbed within the first 3-4 seconds any longer and you are just doing unnecessary damage to your lungs. If you are feeling higher it's simply due to lack of oxygen going to your brain known as asphyxiation, which can be damaging.
     
  17. #17 EgSIX, Aug 16, 2011
    Yea it bugs the shit out of me...but mainly the ones who you can tell didnt even inhale the whole hit.
     

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