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If you've ever smoked pot you'll probably have experienced the phenomenon commonly referred to as the munchies. Or in other words, the insatiable hunger - food becomes an absolute priority, and you just can't get enough of it. You'll come up with weird and wonderful (and on a normal day unthinkable) creations and recipes that will only go some way to sating your appetite.
The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.So why does this happen? What is it about weed that causes you to become a bottomless pit?
Turns out, its not as simple as you'd think - instead of releasing hunger stimulating hormones, cannabinoids actually mess with hormones that regulate appetite, resulting in surpression of hunger. But, thats where endorphins kick in, which stimulate appetite - which confuses the system no end but eventually results in the urge to eat. Everything.
Take a look at Business Insiders video explaining it in more depth.
