Ok so i was just smoking and i was wondering, when i take a hit and hold it how long should i try to hold it for to absorb all the THC? In other words what is the point of diminishing return, when you have absorbed the THC, and now your just holding your breath?
Haha I always thought the longer you hold it in, the more THC was absorbed by your body, and therefore the higher you would get.
I just inhale it, wait for my body to get that calm feeling, then blow it out. I dont ever really see a difference though from holding it for 5 seconds rather then like a minute or something.
if your smoking a joint alone, then hold it in for maybe 3 seconds. if your passing one joint or just a tiny packed pipe between two or more people hold it in as long as you can, or when the joint/pipe is handed back to you. when your smoking a bong or water bong, usually the hit gets pushed into your lungs, so you might cough it out, but if not, then you'll be stoned no matter what.
Personally, I like to hold it in for as long as I can and to hell with the consequences =P. But if you just immediately exhale a little slowly it'll all get absorbed. You only need 2-3 sec.
i never remember to hold it in that long, unless im with friends. i think to much importance is stressed on it, unless u only have a little weed. otherwise just pack another hit or 2 to make up for it.
i always hold it when tokin from a bong, i dont enjoy holdin it for long tho, so it depends how much weed i have - if alot, i hold in for say 5sec, if little than up to 10sec. i read that after 10 sec that is it, the thc is absorbed. man my bong was hitting really shitty, and haha i havent performed maintanance on it since i quit sooooo long ago, so i took the screen out, and it was clogged with filthy resin, cleaned it up- put new screen in and hit some bud with kief sprinkled on it, holy shit it i almost choked, so clean and fast- i was getting used to bustin a bloodvessel fillin the chamber, now just a slight toke and ur off xD
Just take a hit, inhale at your own speed and it's done. Holding it longer then 3 seconds won't get you more stoned.
Just a suggestion: Glass pieces are not meant to have metal screens. Metal screens are for metal bowls and glass screens are for glass bowls. And Hell, you should only be using a glass screen if the hole in your bowl is huge, otherwise it just causes problems. If you don't have a glass screen, you can easily find a small pebble and sanatize it, and then use that as an effective screen. And on holding in a hit, after 6-8 seconds over 99% of all of the THC will have been absorbed into your system. However, you'll absorb the majority of the THC after 1-3 seconds. So just hold in a hit as long as you want, you're gonna get stoned no matter what. Just try not to cough!
Yea definitely hold in in when smoking with others for as long as you can, because you might not get as much as you wanted. But when you're alone you can always smoke more if you need to. I usually hold the smoke from the bong in as long as I can which is tricky if I inhale too much since the smoke expands. But I'm always high from it.
Im pretty sure there has never been a test on the exhaled smoke to see if all the THC has been absorbed or not. I read somewhere, I believe Erowid, that no matter what you waste THC when exhaling. Now for personal opinion: It upsets me when I share some dank buds with someone, and they take a hit and exhale immediately, and then they want to keep smoking. HOLD THAT SHIT IN YO, LET THE EFFECTS HIT YOU, AND THEN HAVE MORE. FUCK DAWG, DONT BE WASTING MY DANKS. Personally, on a bong, blunt, or joint I hold it in as long as possible. ON danks, I hold it in as long as possible, on schwag I hold it in as long as possible. Moral of the story? Hold it in as long as possible. IMHO
