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Smoking Weed Side Effects Of Marijuana Body Symptoms

MunchiesIf you get hungry after eating a pot brownie or smoking a J, you're not imagining it: There’s science behind the munchies.For instance, recent research found a link between normal human metabolic processes and marijuana. When you consume THC, it interacts with your body’s endocannabinoid system, triggering and interfering with the release of various hormones. One of those hormones is leptin, which tells your brain when your stomach is full or empty.

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Why Pot Feels So Much Weaker When You're On Your Period

If it seems like you need to toke a little extra when you need it most — yes, during those very special, very crampy days of your period — you're not making it up. Many people find that weed is great at easing the fatigue, mood fluctuations, and pain that may come with PMS and your period. But those monthly hormonal changes can make marijuana more or less potent depending on the time of the month.

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High Sex Party Marijuana, Weed Women Sexual Experience

A whip can be your best friend at a play party, even if you're not using it for BDSM.Okay, so this one isn't specific to 420-friendly play parties, but it was such a good tip that I had to share. When I saw Melissa Vitale, NSFW's publicist and media director, carrying around a black riding crop that matched her all-black play party attire, I had to ask her about her choice of accessory.

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Justin Bieber Mugshot Positive Message Instagram

The mugshot was taken after Bieber was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence, driving with an expired license, and resisting arrest without violence, prompting the drafting of a petition to have him deported from the United States. Bieber, who admitted having marijuana and Xanax in his system at the time, later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of careless driving and resisting arrest.

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