Title: Marijuana Slims? Why Pot Smokers Are Less Obese | TIME.com
Headings: Marijuana Slims? Why Pot Smokers Are Less Obese
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Marijuana Slims? Why Pot Smokers Are Less Obese

Content: Called rimonabant, at high doses the drug nearly tripled the weight loss achieved by people taking placebo. It also frequently caused severe depression and suicidal thoughts, however, so while it was briefly approved by European authorities, it was ultimately pulled from the market. MORE: Reverse Engineering the Marijuana ‘Munchies’: What Causes Binge Eating? Of course, none of this explains why marijuana smokers in the national survey samples didn’t get fatter by taking a drug that can clearly stimulate appetite. One factor may be tolerance: many of marijuana’s effects are reduced in frequent users, as the body adjusts to it. Another may be substitution — the smokers could be seeking comfort by smoking more marijuana, rather than eating more. Or, perhaps other ingredients in cannabis like cannabidiol (CBD) could reduce the appetite-increasing effects of THC in the same way that they reduce its paranoia-inducing properties.