Why the munchies

Why are we so fucking craving stuff when high? Why do we get the munchies?
Probably increased metabolism, but does anyone here know for sure? Links?

You know its been weird but with my last crop the stuff doesn't give me the munchies. Actually lost weight since the harvest.

Another reason to love ATF.

pretty sure it's a side effect of the weed.

got any cheetos? what about chocolate? mmmmmm muffin? even coffee sounds good.

i understand your question, you just happened to catch me sitting here starving after i just ate.

what about some meat. mm ribs? a fat bacon cheeseburger? with avacado? fried clams?

damn you!!!!!!

You know I remember getting the munchie a lot years ago when I was a younger stoner in high school but I don't really get the munchies very much anymore these days. I wonder why? I mean I remember going to the store and buying huge bags of chips and eating all of them. I can't do that anymore.... sad.

I was fine til it got me to wondering which led me to wandering if I have anymoe fruity pebbles up in the cabinet!!

Ivy

indicaivy said:

I was fine til it got me to wondering which led me to wandering if I have anymoe fruity pebbles up in the cabinet!!

Ivy

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i bet you do. go look.
i found: 2 sloppy joes, well 2 more, some dryers dibs, dove ice cream;vanilla with a chocolate soul, shasta cloa, toasted french bread with REAL butter, hang on i'm still eating...............................

ROFLMAO!! No fruity pebbles..damn those kids! But I'll trade you some Lucky Charms and a flat can of Dr. Pepper for that piece of french bread!

Ivy

schoolie said:

You know I remember getting the munchie a lot years ago when I was a younger stoner in high school but I don't really get the munchies very much anymore these days. I wonder why? I mean I remember going to the store and buying huge bags of chips and eating all of them. I can't do that anymore.... sad.

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yea i don't get munchies either...I used to in high school but not anymore. MY friends think that's just wierd..

schoolie said:

I mean I remember going to the store and buying huge bags of chips and eating all of them. I can't do that anymore.... sad.

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That right there is the reason you don't get the munchies anymore. I'm guessing a couple hundred pounds on you by now (lol). No but on the real side of things.

When you are younger you have less fatty tissue and more fatty acids (the stuff that makes you hungry). And when you get older you have more fatty tissue, and less fatty acids. Pot's cbd's or what ever they are called reacts with your fatty acids, thus the reason for hunger. CBD's or what ever they are called has been mostly bread out of pot, mostly because people want higher levels of THC. As I'm told any way!

I've not heard of this before. cbd, cbn are still pretty prevalent cannabinoids. Especially in the indica's I believe. Thc works best alongside all the other cannabinoids, meaning that they all combine to give a particular effect. Thc will actually turn into cbd and cbn, I'm sure that's what the clouding (of thc crystal) is. If you wanted to avoid cbd and cbn, you need to harvest earlier. Personally, I like being that mashed I can hardly move. Although I do like the trippy weed (sativa) too sometimes. In fact, I'm growing grapefruit right now.
Just got some la confidential seeds, but they are x'd with some mystery haze. Also got some biddy's girl, anyone ever heard of these?

I don't suffer the munchies anymore either. Only very rarely, I suppose it comes from eating healthily. I'm very fickle about my food, which is why I taught myself to cook.

Yeh it actully dpends on the kind of weed u get, liek soem i take a hit and I just wanna eat my kitchen out, others not hungery at all, but I usually munch when i have outdoors

Actually, just to be specific cbn is the only chemical you don't want as this is formed by the degradation of thc.

In most plants you will find equal quantities of both thc and cbd, sometimes more of one than the other... although it is believed there must be a certain amount of thc to react with the cbd to stimulate it's effects. THC will work on it's own without cbd which is why it is deemed the most desirable chemical. yet, it has to be said that the best weed often has equal amounts of thc and cbd. My favourite plants are the proper pungent kind, and this is down to a chemical called thcv. Scientists know that this chemical is predominant in plants that smell really strong and not much more. These type of plants are type 4, and also contain high quantities of thc and cbd along with thcv.

The "Munchies" is a term that is often used to describe the increased appetite that comes from using cannabis. Clinical studies and survey data have found that cannabis increases food enjoyment and interest in food. Scientists have claimed to be able to explain what causes the increase in appetite, concluding that "endocannabinoids in the hypothalamus activate cannabinoid receptors that are responsible for maintaining food intake".

^ Thats what I found ^

dunno..........but I have them!

Smoking cannabis lowers your blood sugars - low blood sugar levels make you hungry

Try drinking a bottle of lucozade before smoking, you wont be any where near as hungry as you usually get

because it lowers your blood sugar.