Things You Didn’t Know About Pot

Demonized or beloved, marijuana is always a fashionable topic to discuss. People love to talk about its health benefits and risks, laws and controversies. They talk about what the best strains are, the different effects they have on our body. You can hear experts talking about recipes and potions, cannabis tea and oils.

The fact is that cannabis excites our mind, both chemically and intellectually, pushing us to feel the most different emotions. And if it’s good (like the plants you can purchase here http://greenhouseseeds.nl it can also turn into an irreplaceable mind-opener. This said, there are a lot of things people don’t know about it.

Let me give you a few examples.

The hunger you feel after you smoke marijuana has actually a scientific explanation. In fact, the famous THC changes the levels of leptin, the hormone that controls the feeling of satiety, in your body making you feel as if you were starving.

During World War II, marijuana was used by the U.S. Army as a truth serum. This is something you should really know, especially when you choose your smoking buddies. Italians often quote the Latin phrase in vino veritas (in wine there is truth). Well, in cannabis veritas too, that’s for sure.

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were big producers of cannabis – and I mean BIG. It is even said that the first draft of the Declaration of Independence was written on some hemp paper. Quite amazing.

Until 1942, cannabis was regularly prescribe to help mothers endure the pain of childbirth.

Breast milk is rich in cannabinoids. This means that it works on babies just like a good joint works on you: it gives them a deep feeling of well-being and helps them relax so that they can sleep. The miracles of nature, really.

As far as we are concerned, cannabis oil is the food that contains the highest levels of Omega 3 fatty acids.

If you eat a ripe mango 20 minutes before smoking marijuana, the HIGH will be much stronger. This is due to the chemical called myrcene, an olefinic natural organic compound contained in the fruit, which helps the THC circulate in the blood.

Sometimes journalists who write on “authoritative” newspapers claim it is possible to suffer from an overdose of marijuana. Sure, that’s true… if you smoke 800 joints in 18 minutes. And, of course, you have to be superman to be able to do that. Plus, the cause of death would actually be carbon monoxide poisoning. Truth to be told, its way easier to die from a potato overdose – considering that potatoes contain solanine. Be careful with those fries!