First off, you’re not imagining it: Edibles do affect you in a completely different way than smoking does. When you take a bong hit, for example, y0u’re heating up cannabis to about 800 degrees Fahrenheit, the video explains. That’s enough to convert a compound in the plant into a psychoactive form (delta-9-THC) that binds with endocannabinoid receptors in your brain. This, essentially, is what produces a high.