How come you get the munchies after smoking pot?!
How come you get the munchies after smoking pot?
Answers:
The Munchies
One peculiar phenomenon associated with marijuana use is the increased hunger that users feel, often called the "munchies." Research shows that marijuana increases food enjoyment and the number of times a person eats each day, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Until recently, the munchies were a relative mystery. However, a recent study by Italian scientists may explain what happens to increase appetite in marijuana users. Molecules called endocannabinoids bind with receptors in the brain and activate hunger. This research indicates that endocannabinoids in the hypothalamus of the brain activate cannabinoid receptors that are responsible for maintaining food intake.
because of the drug.
i wish i knew
Receptors in the brain are trying to rid the body
of the toxic "pot", so they make you feel hungry
so you are replacing wanting pot to wanting food...
(something good for you, instead of pot that changes
brain waves and may eventually cause mental illness.
Is that why America is so fat? We're all pot heads?
I wonder if crack heads feel the same after smoking...I like Heather's answer, you're a smart cookie.
A chemical reaction triggered in your body. Same as you always want a cigarette when your drinking alcohol.
because your brain gets so retarded that you can't think of anything else to do besides stuffing your face