{"id":918,"date":"2018-05-14T13:54:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T20:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebakereeseattle.com\/?p=918"},"modified":"2018-05-14T13:54:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T20:54:10","slug":"thc-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebakereeseattle.com\/2018\/05\/14\/thc-101\/","title":{"rendered":"THC 101: What You Should Know About Your High"},"content":{"rendered":"
The intricacies and nuances of smoking marijuana have only gotten more complex in recent years. Before legalization and the ability to buy flower in dispensaries, many people simply relied on the word of others that their stuff was \u201cgood.\u201d But as customers now have more choices and wider varieties to choose from, knowing about your weed has become increasingly important.<\/p>\n
One of the main components of marijuana, and the reason that most people choose to get high, is THC. Often times, people will base their purchase solely on how much THC a particular strain has, while others try to stay away from it at all costs. What exactly does THC do and how can it affect your purchase and your high? Let\u2019s find out!<\/p>\n
If you skipped out on science class don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll keep this brief. Understanding what THC is and how it can affect you goes a long way when it comes to the weed you smoke. In short, cannabis contains over 100 different chemical compounds, and some of them have a much larger impact on your body than others.<\/p>\n
One of the more prominent compounds, called tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, is responsible for the psychoactive effects you experience when smoking. THC is considered a cannabinoid and binds with receptors in your brain to create a variety of effects. Because these receptors are already primed and ready to receive THC, many argue that our body was naturally created for cannabis use.<\/p>\n
Because THC reacts with the body on a chemical level, there are a plethora of factors that influence a person\u2019s high. You may hear cannabis users talk about their tolerance for weed, and that has to do with how much they can smoke before feeling \u201ctoo high.\u201d<\/p>\n
Like many other biochemical processes, it takes our bodies a time or two to adjust to a new compound when it enters our system. For many, the first smoke session results in an extreme high that lasts hours on end after only one or two puffs. Some individuals experience extreme psychoactive effects like hallucination or exceptionally heightened senses for a full 24 hours or more.<\/p>\n
Over time, the brain gets used to THC and knows how to process it, which is why most of the time people need more and more weed in order to achieve the same effect. However, some users\u2019 makeup dictates that they never really adjust and every time they consume pot it\u2019s an intense experience. If that\u2019s the case for you, staying away from weed altogether might be a better choice.<\/p>\n