Smoking - Holding in smoke for longer...

[BudGreen18]

Website after website says that people who hold cannabis smoke in for longer dont get more stoned, just more toxins and harm to the lungs

In your experience - does holding a toke in as long as possible get swiy more stoned?

[lewk]

SWIM said,

"In my opinion, it does. When i hold in smoke, i get more of a head rush as i sometimes wait till i can't hold it any longer.. therefore i get a bigger head rush from lack of oxygen etc.

But yeah, i understand and agree with the statement that this results in more toxins and impurities reaching your lungs and 'staining' them."

[PsychoActivist]

For SWIPA it definitely does. (He's a lightweight) If he takes two nice big ass hits off a bowl and holds each of them in for about 20 seconds. He will be stoned as hell. Higher than if he had smoked a whole joint - but smoked it like a cigarette.

[stephy171072]

Swim feels more of an impact if she holds the smoke in her lungs longer however this does damage the lungs a lot more, swim is not very good to her body.

Swim has read however that holding the smoke in will have more of an effect for up to 20 secs then anything after that is just pointless. Swim dosn't stand by this as 100% true it is just something she remembers reading on a website somewhere.

[doggy_hat]

SWIM thinks that people think they get higher because of a lack of oxygen. SWIM won't puff in and out like it's a cigarette, but won't hold it in until he's blue in the face either. SWIM says that holding in for about 5 seconds works well enough.

[Pace2009]

SWIM used to smoke his joints like he'd smoke his cigarettes and thought he had a crazy-strong tolerance to weed because he'd never get high. After smoking some salvia he realised that holding the smoke in would increase the drug's effect. Now SWIM holds his smoke in for 5 to 10 seconds and gets high like everyone else.

SWIM does not bother to hold his smoke in for an uncomfortable length of time because in his opinion this defeats the purpose of kicking back with a joint.

[porchy]

This topic has been discussed in detail here http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62461