The Perfect Food To Go Along With Your Recreational Marijuana

Your cravings are often influenced by your emotional state, but also by what we call "the munchies". When you're smoking marijuana or using a cannabis product, you're likely to hunt for some food that can go with your high.

The munchies are known to strike after cannabis or alcohol consumption, and many people become very hungry, and often make poor choices when finding a quick fix for what seems like dire need of food. In fact, research from the University of Connecticut has found an increase in junk food purchases after marijuana was legalized in certain states. Here is some popular choices you covered in Amsterdam. It is not just craving food when being stoned, deeper research points to cannabinoid type-1 (CB1) receptors promoting food intake in mice, so we can assume it causes the same for humans. Very few cannabis users are able to refrain themselves from indulging in some yummy treats when being stoned.

 

Marijuana and Food

There has always been a special relationship between food and cannabis, since the plant is a known appetite enhancer. It is often recommended to cancer patients to help them build an appetite. In states like Nevada, you can head to a Las Vegas dispenary to look for specific strains, and each one is found to go with a certain type of food. To add, many people are also creating weed-infused recipes based on the best combinations for each strain.

So what's the explanation linking junk food and marijuana? For this, we have to return to the science behind the plant's influence on humans. Our brain contains receptors that are particularly sensitive to the active chemicals found in weed, known as cannabinoids.

Following this line of thought, other foods also have a similar effect on our receptors, and it's just a matter of combining the two to achieve a more pleasant high. The most satisfying foods for the munchies are typically products that are sugary and salty, mostly carbohydrates. It is not most common to hear a stoned person dreaming of eating a salad, though it would probably still go down, should other options be unavailable :)

 

 

The Perfect Pairing For Your Marijuana

You already know that junk food and convenience food is the common choice for the munchies, with its savory taste. You probably would want as much as taking a hit. For the best experience, some foods just hit the spot more than others:

 

1. Chocolate

Chocolates have the same chemicals found in weed and this is why not only do they go well together, but you can also feel the effects better, too. Beware of treating the munchies with marijuana infused chocolate or other edibles. Since THC edibles take longer to kick in, you could easily take too high of a dose, and end up too high for your own good! Most stoners agree, chocolate tastes amazing to satisfy the munchies!

 

2. Mangoes

Fruits are known to go well with marijuana since the plant is said to have a minty taste which makes a great partner for fruits such as mangoes. Specifically, mangoes top the charts because they have high amounts of myrcene terpenes.

This myrcene compound helps bind the cannabinoids from the marijuana to the brain's receptors. This results in a more intense sensation that is also seen to last much longer. You only need to eat a mango before or after to receive the full effect.

 

3. Broccoli

If sweets aren't your thing, cannabis also mixes well with broccoli. This could change the mindset of those who tend to avoid broccoli since their childhood. The explanation is also due to a compound found in the vegetable, called beta-caryophyllene. Beta-caryophyllene best enhances the medical properties of marijuana since it aids in reducing pain and inflammation.

 

4. Alcohol

You can elevate your cannabis experience by pairing it with some alcohol which helps prolong the THC from the marijuana. THC is the main psychoactive compound that gives you that high, so you can imagine how you'll end up after drinking some alcohol along with marijuana. That said, while enjoying a nice cold beer with your J is fine, especially when it is hot outside, we advise against mixing cannabis with several brews, and especially not with hard liquor. 

These days, it's easy to find a way to indulge in some fun with cannabis, provided that it's all done responsibly. With its legalization in many states, more people are slowly finding cannabis in their daily lives. And what better way to integrate it than by pairing it with food and wine? It's a great way to truly eat, drink, and be merry.

 

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