It’s one of the most common questions I get from people who are just starting to use cannabis. But it’s also one of the most frequent questions I get as a medical cannabis specialist. So I thought it was high time I wrote this article!
But before we get to the answer, let’s have a look at why cannabis users feel like crap after they’ve smoked weed.
Why Does Smoking Weed Make Me Feel Like Shit?
The first thing that comes to mind is probably the high.
The other day, my friend told me that the only way she feels good after a joint is when she’s passing out on the couch. That’s right!
It’s not just me.
You’re probably thinking, “Well, that’s because I’m going through withdrawal.”
Well, what’s withdrawal?
Well, it’s when someone is going through a substance that they haven’t used in a while, or has used once and isn’t used often anymore. It’s not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it’s quite normal to feel that way after smoking a joint.
But it’s not normal to feel like you’re going to crap your pants.
The reason why is that the cannabinoid receptors in your brain are being affected by the THC.
So, you’re probably feeling that way because your cannabinoid receptors are telling your brain that you need to poop right now.
But what’s the solution?
Well, the best way to deal with being high is to not be high.
The way you stop being high is to stop using cannabis, and that’s exactly what you should do.
But if you want to continue to feel good, well, then the best way to do that is to use cannabis in moderation.
That’s right, you can use cannabis in moderation, but you need to use it in the right way.
Now, I know what you’re thinking.
“I’m not going to stop using cannabis, because I’m going to get high.”
Yep, that’s right. You’re going to get high.
But you’re going to get high on a different kind of high.
The kind of high that comes from using cannabis in moderation.
It’s called the “high of satiation” and it’s the real deal.
But first, let’s go over why you’re going to get high on the high of satiation.
Why You’re Going to Get High on the High of Satiation?
A few weeks ago, I saw a guy who was smoking weed for the first time. He had a new strain of weed that he hadn’t tried before and he was really enjoying it.
Now, I’m a doctor, and I’m well aware that the effects of weed on the body are different.
For example, the high you get from smoking cannabis is different to the high you get from edibles.
But I didn’t know that when I saw him smoking weed for the first time, because I was more interested in the effects of the strain he was smoking.
So I asked him about it, and he told me that when he smoked weed, he felt like he was about to crap his pants.
Now, I’ve never smoked weed, and I’ve never been in the position of feeling like I was going to crap my pants. But I’ve been in the position of feeling like I was about to poop my pants a few times.
But the reason why I was feeling like that in the first place is because I had been smoking a joint.
The thing is, when I’m high, I don’t really feel like I’m about to poop my pants.
The reason why I don’t feel like I’m about to poop my pants when I’m high is because my body is telling my brain that I need to poop.
And that’s why I feel like I’m about to poop my pants when I’m high.
The High of Satiation
So if you feel like you’re going to crap your pants after you smoke a joint, well, that’s because your brain is telling your body that you need to poop.
So, what happens when you stop smoking weed?
Well, when you stop smoking weed, your body is going to tell your brain that it can now go back to a state of normal.
The reason why this happens is because the THC is in your system, and your cannabinoid receptors are telling your brain that it needs to poop.
Now, the reason why your body needs to poop is because the THC is still in your system.
So you’re going to feel that high of satiation for a while.
But it’s going to be different to the high you feel when you’re high.
The high of satiation is going to be the kind that you get when you’re not high.
It’s going to be the high you feel when you’re not high because your body is telling your brain that it can go back to normal.
But the thing is, when you’re high, you don’t really feel that high of satiation.
The high of satiation is the high that you feel when your body is fully in control of the situation.
Now, with that said, let’s talk about the high of satiation, because there’s a lot to learn about the high of satiation.
How It Affects the Brain?
Now, I want to start by talking about what the brain and its receptors are.
The brain is made up of neurons, which are like little electrical wires that are connected to each other.
And each neuron has a receptor on it that’s connected to a certain kind of cannabinoid.
So, if you have one cannabinoid receptor that’s being activated, the neuron is going to be more active and it’s going to tell all the other neurons in the brain how to behave.
So, the more cannabinoids you have in your system, the more you’re going to feel the high of satiation.
Now, the cannabinoid receptors in the brain are different to the cannabinoid receptors in your endocannabinoid system.
And the cannabinoid receptors in the brain are called CB1 receptors.
The cannabinoid receptors in your endocannabinoid system are called CB2 receptors.
And the cannabinoid receptors in your endocannabinoid system are much stronger than CB1 receptors.
So, for example, when I smoke a joint, the THC, the cannabinoid in the joint, is only activating CB1 receptors.
Whereas when I smoke a spliff, the THC is activating CB2 receptors.
And that’s why you get the high of satiation when you smoke a spliff.
The High of Satiation: The High You Get When You’re in Control of the Situation
Now, what happens when you get the high of satiation?
Well, when you get the high of satiation, it’s a very different kind of high.
When you get the high of satiation, you get the high of satiation because your body is in control of the situation.
So, when you get the high of satiation, your body is telling your brain that it can go back to a state of normal.
The reason why your body is telling your brain that it can go back to a state of normal is because the THC is in your system.
So your body’s telling your brain that it can go back to a state of normal because it’s not high.
But the thing about the high of satiation is that it’s not just the high of satiation.
Epilogue
If you want to learn more about the science behind the high of satiation, I’m going to link to the science behind the high of satiation in the end of this video.
But what I want to do now is give you a few things that I’ve learned from my experience.
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