Smoking Weed Vs. Eating Weed: The High Effect of Marijuana Edibles on the Human Brain Lizette Borreli - Medical Daily
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Your Brain on Edible Marijuana (AsapSCIENCE)

Names like "Raspberry Macaroons," "Mellow Handcrafted Marshmellows," and "Pineapple Delight Bites" sound tasty to those with a sweet tooth. Often mistaken for sweets, these names belong to some of the most popular marijuana edibles across the U.S. As more states prepare to legalize the recreational use of the drug, many are trying edibles as a "healthier" option, but is eating weed better for you than smoking it?

In AsapScience's video, "Your Brain On Edible Marijuana," host Mitchell Moffitt explains that how much heat is applied will determine how the drug will affect the brain. Heating marijuana changes the chemical makeup of the compounds within it, also known as cannabinoids.

...Getting high without smoking will be healthier on your lungs and body. It eliminates the toxic chemicals that smoking creates, like carbon monoxide, bronchial irritants, and tumor initiators. There is a downside: it's much harder to control the high, because it takes up to one to two hours to feel its full effects, and the dosage can vary significantly, which can change its effects and make you higher than you planned. However, there is no serious long-term harm, toxicity, or lethal overdose if you consume more than you intended.

So, in theory, yes eating weed is healthier, but there is still much more to be known about its effects in the body.

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