How long do you hold the smoke in your lungs? Does it change depending on what sort of mechanism for smoking you use? Do you believe in the old adage, “if you don’t cough, you don’t get off”? Tell me about your breathing habits when smoking.
How long do you hold the smoke in your lungs? Does it change depending on what sort of mechanism for smoking you use? Do you believe in the old adage, “if you don’t cough, you don’t get off”? Tell me about your breathing habits when smoking.
Contrary to popular opinion - inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale.
As you’re exhaling vapor (or smoke I guess) your body has processed as much of what you can inhale… but then you inhale again and it’d be pretty weird to assume that whatever is left is exempt, especially if you’re rebreathing in some of what you’re exhaling.
But if you really want to get higher and be more efficient with your herb switch to vaporization. Heat much above 450F just completely eviscerate the molecules that are working to get us high, so the best thing you can do for your herb is to vaporize it between 360F-420F (or 445f only with high airflow convection vapes), get mid-sized inhales and rebreath them 3-4 times gently. For someone with a low tolerance this will get them noticeably more stoned from “a single hit” since you’re getting ~<85% of what you would from smoking the same thing.
Bonus: vaporization is decarboxylation so you get to use the vaped herb as edibles
I have noticed a huge increase in effect and efficiency since I switched to a dry herb vape. When I make I smoke I use wayyyy more grind than I do for the vape. It’s also nice having the freedom to “adjust” my high and tailor it to what I want out of my strain for that day.
came to say a shorter lazier version of this
Preach it! When you’re smoking weed, you’re turning perfectly good THC into carcinogens and carbon monoxide. Vape for the win! It’s far less harsh on the lungs!
Any other tips for someone with insanely high tolerance? I mainly smoke out of a volcano at 400° and e dab rig at 420°
I think the only thing we can do to regulate our tolerance outside of taking a break at this stage is to wait as long into the day as you can before you start. I usually try and wait at least 2 hours after I wake up.
Concentrates can significantly raise your tolerance as well, so I’ll tend to prioritize vaping and using concentrates when I need a reset/heavier oain management. Since vaping is more full spectrum it can help get you CBD compounds which can help when you feel like you’re not getting stoned.
Unfortunately outside of waiting longer into the day or taking a break entirely this is about all I’ve got lol. But I’ve got over a decade of daily use coming along and I still get pretty stoned :)
Thanks for the response ! Makes sense. Some days I definitely try to hold off on smoking until after I finish work for the day but some days I just need it early lol. I also try and go back and forth between volcano and dabs but it has been a while since I really used my volcano. Maybe it’s time to bust it out again and go pick up some flower.
Sadly I am allergic to some flower. Touching it I can really break out so I need to wear gloves or have my girlfriend grind and pack it for me.
Yeah I think I’ve been smoking for about 15 years now. Sometimes I get high. Sometimes I just get the medicinal benefits and feel better but still sober. Always looking for ways to change it up!
That’s so interesting, I wonder what your allergy to it is? Do you think it’s akin to a grass allergy or something? It’s fascinating that you’re still able to ingest it!
My friend and girlfriend think it could actually be pesticides or something. It’s really hit or miss if I react or not, and it’s always to touching not ingesting. My friend grows his own and his never gets my allergies going. My girlfriends favorite dispensary also doesn’t trigger me. Though other dispensaries where we got some “cheaper” weed my allergies get bad. It’s also not just weed, I used to think I was allergic to apples but my allergy test confirmed ts not the apples. Still unsure what exactly it is though. Heck even going to an apple orchard even causes my hives to trigger.
That’s so crazy, but I’d be inclined to agree with them. Pesticides would make sense given the inconsistency.
Well good luck to you, that’s just another reason for us to keep pushing for legalization!