Marijuana entering the body - Marijuana Seeds, Use and Effects Guides

Whenever a pot user smokes marijuana or eats it, THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) gets into his body. After inhaling the smoke, THC gets into the lungs and through lungs it goes into the bloodstream and finally reaches the brain. The most potent chemical in cannabis is THC. THC is the substance which is causing the high marijuana is famous about.

Most usual way to consume marijuana is smoking. Smoking marijuana is the fastest way to get THC into your blood. When you inhale the smoke from your pipe, the THC rich smoke goes directly to your lungs. In your lungs the smoke gets to alveoli(from Latin,means "little cavity") where the ingestion of gas happens. Alveoli have enormous big surface area which makes it easy for THC to enter the blood. The smoke absorption is very short and it will take only few seconds for the THC from the smoke to enter the bloodstream.

Another way of consuming marijuana is by eating it. When you eat marijuana, it enters your stomach and will be absorbed by the blood from there. Blood will disperse it to other parts of your body and finally to the brain. Downside of eating marijuana is that it takes more time for the THC to get into your body compared to smoking, but on the other side, when you eat marijuana its effects will last longer.

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