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i am here to formally call bullshit on the common idea that you should hold in weed smoke for about 5 seconds, because thats when the THC is absorbed. heres why i believe this is wrong: you can hold in a hit for at least 10 seconds, blow it into a friends mouth (shotgunning) and get said friend high if done a few times. i have done this with this pothead girl a few times as an experiment so to speak, and she has gotten decently high off of a normal amount smoked. now obviously not as much as she wouldve.

also i find that when i hold my hits for 30 seconds i get way way higher from it. and people before have said this is cuz im depriving myself of oxygen; this is possible but the effects from that would not last as long as my high does (~45min)

i understand that doing this is unhealthy. but smoking weed is unhealthy already, and if you hold in smoke longer you dont need as many hits. think about it. try it sometime. its harsh but it gets you where you need to be.
 
30 second hits don't deprive yourself of oxygen when you make sure to suck in a little extra air every 10 seconds or so. ;)


When I'm low I'll pack the hell out of my lungs, man. One hit held in for 30-45 seconds will leave me good for about 30 minutes.



For those that don't know, again, the trick is to not fill your lungs up on the hit. Leave some space in there, and after you've held your hit in for 10-20 seconds take another quick gulp of air without exhaling anything.



I'm with you, OG, I hold my hits in.
 
Holding in hits definitely gets you higher. I think THC is absorbed pretty quickly (at least I've read this), but THC isn't the only thing in weed that gets you high. I hold my hits in, not usually for 30 seconds, but sometimes I'll ghost a hit. Usually I hold in hits for 10-15 seconds, beyond 20 becomes quite uncomfortable for me these days.
 
Jibult said:
30 second hits don't deprive yourself of oxygen when you make sure to suck in a little extra air every 10 seconds or so. ;)

When I'm low I'll pack the hell out of my lungs, man. One hit held in for 30-45 seconds will leave me good for about 30 minutes.


For those that don't know, again, the trick is to not fill your lungs up on the hit. Leave some space in there, and after you've held your hit in for 10-20 seconds take another quick gulp of air without exhaling anything.
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you clearly know whats up and have perfected the real smoking technique. well done;)

psychomimetic said:
I think THC is absorbed pretty quickly (at least I've read this), but THC isn't the only thing in weed that gets you high. I hold my hits in, not usually for 30 seconds, but sometimes I'll ghost a hit. Usually I hold in hits for 10-15 seconds, beyond 20 becomes quite uncomfortable for me these days.
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yeah thats something i forgot to include in my argument. all the CBD etc needs to absorb as well and plays a very important part in the high. and yes most people smoke wrong because it is uncomfortable. but smoking itself is uncomfortable until you get used to it too. i hope people will learn to take it up a level
 
Ya I'll try focusing on my hits more like that. I usually take my hit and hold it in till i have to caugh wich would be bout 6, 7 seconds with no air in between lol
 
from 5-8 second the avioli dilate in your lungs and absorb more of whats in there.

thats why medical inhalers say hold for 10 seconds.

at 5 they expand and absorb, at 8 they constrict again and nothing more is taken in.
 
One post out of the entire thread actually used some science to back themselves up.

instead of, lol it med me fel hier so itz tru lololol.
 
panic in paradise said:
from 5-8 second the avioli dilate in your lungs and absorb more of whats in there.

thats why medical inhalers say hold for 10 seconds.

at 5 they expand and absorb, at 8 they constrict again and nothing more is taken in.
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So what's the science behind taking a half of a hit, holding for 10 seconds and then breathing in more air and repeating to lung capacity?

When I do this I can comfortably "hold" my breath for upwards of 4 minutes. When I take one solid gulp of air only I can hold for maybe 25-35 seconds.


Experience tells me absorption still happens after the 10 second mark.
 
What if, like me, you smoke your weed exclusively in joints? You have to weigh up the cannabinoids you're losing by exhaling earlier with the cannabinoids you're gaining from taking more frequent hits (or vice versa). The joint is chucking out smoke the whole time you're not toking on it, that's weed being wasted.

I'm guessing rate of cannabinoid absorption through lung tissue would follow a logarithmic curve, whereas the rate of cannabinoid loss in the form of smoke from a smouldering joint would be constant. Put those together and it's not an easy question for a joint smoker looking for maximum efficiency.
 
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What if, like me, you smoke your weed exclusively in joints? You have to weigh up the cannabinoids you're losing by exhaling earlier with the cannabinoids you're gaining from taking more frequent hits (or vice versa). The joint is chucking out smoke the whole time you're not toking on it, that's weed being wasted.

I'm guessing rate of cannabinoid absorption through lung tissue would follow a logarithmic curve, whereas the rate of cannabinoid loss in the form of smoke from a smouldering joint would be constant. Put those together and it's not an easy question for a joint smoker looking for maximum efficiency.
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That's when you just say fuck it and roll up, man.
 
ive read that all the thc is absorbed within 2-3 seconds...so holding it longer imo isnt worth it
 
Jibult said:
30 second hits don't deprive yourself of oxygen when you make sure to suck in a little extra air every 10 seconds or so. ;)


When I'm low I'll pack the hell out of my lungs, man. One hit held in for 30-45 seconds will leave me good for about 30 minutes.



For those that don't know, again, the trick is to not fill your lungs up on the hit. Leave some space in there, and after you've held your hit in for 10-20 seconds take another quick gulp of air without exhaling anything.



I'm with you, OG, I hold my hits in.
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Hell ya I'm more faded after doing
that. I took a gravity bong rip. This is the way to ghost a hit
 
IME you need to hold it in deep for 15 seconds or so to get 'everything' out of it, but 5-10 seconds is usually good enough. If you don't hold it in well or you exhale before 5 seconds, you're probably wasting a lot of it. Beyond 20 seconds is nearly useless.
 
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regfairfield said:
ive read that all the thc is absorbed within 2-3 seconds...so holding it longer imo isnt worth it
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