Title: What is THC? (Tetrahydrocannabinol)? - Our Experts Weigh In
Headings: What Is THC?
What Is THC?
In this article we will discuss:
The discovery of THC in marijuana
Why is THC in the spotlight?
How does THC affect the body?
Short term
Long term
Why does THC work so well with our brains?
THC vs. CBD
Risks with THC and marijuana use
THC as medicine
Normal THC levels in marijuana
Decarboxylation
Sources of THC
Getting rid of THC in your body

Content: The “munchies” also are an effect of consuming marijuana, given marijuana’s ability to stimulate appetite. Of course, other positive side effects include elation, relaxation, pain relief, and other useful benefits for people who need it for medicinal purposes. Its pain relieving effects come from the transmitter release in the spinal cord being altered, thus stopping the pain. As a pain reliever, the THC found in marijuana operates far differently from opioids, mainly in the way that they attach themselves to your body’s receptors. Opioids such as morphine, heroin, and other poppy plant-derived drugs bind themselves with the brain’s receptors, causing the harmful (but addicting) effects that they do. Short term
To help clarify how actually makes us feel, let’s take a look at the short-term effects of marijuana (how we feel for about three hours after smoking). These symptoms include feeling drowsy or dizzy, have distinctly red eyes and a dry mouth, feelings of euphoria and bouts of giggles, feeling an increased appetite but also an increased heart rate, a confused experience of time, and a lowering of motor functions. These effects might only start being felt after thirty minutes or as long as two hours if you are consuming marijuana via edibles. These effects will be felt in varying degrees and might vary each time you smoke, depending on the strain, the potency, and what other types of cannabinoids are in the marijuana product. You might also experience marijuana differently from someone else who is smoking the same thing, as everybody is different and therefore your reaction is going to vary to some extent.