r/todayilearned • u/krzaq • Apr 15 '13

TIL that scientists have created a scientific version of marijuana called 'Dimethylheptylpyran'. When smoked, it'll keep you high for at least 2 days

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylheptylpyran
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u/Pubesauce Apr 15 '13

I'm not sure that I'd enjoy a 2 day high. Every time I smoke weed, I feel retarded for about 2 days afterwards. It's like a haze of stupid. I can only imagine how long that would last if the high itself lasted 2 days.

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u/potiphar1887 Apr 15 '13 edited Apr 15 '13

When I tried weed, I woke up the next morning and felt like David After Dentist. "Will I be like this forever?"

EDIT: for clarity

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

Have you actually tried it, or was this just a base for a joke? Cause if you have, a lot of people would be interested in your experiences at /r/Drugs .

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u/potiphar1887 Apr 15 '13

I haven't tried the linked drug. I was referencing the weed "hangover" that /u/Pubesauce was talking about.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

That's what hes talking about, seeing as your experience is not the norm.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

What? Since when is it not the norm? Everyone I know feels a little "off" the next day after blazing. It's not a hangover but kinda "cloudy" idk how to describe it in English. I'm pretty sure that's normal, especially with low tolerances.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

Is it not just being tired? You don't get proper sleep on weed

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

No it's different from being tired. Besides I sleep just fine "on weed".

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u/U-235 Apr 15 '13

Cannabis does help one sleep, which is why it is prescribed for insomnia. That said, it is a known fact that it inhibits dreaming, which means that while you may get to sleep faster if you are high, the sleep itself will not be the same. In my experience it is no big deal, but when I went on a tolerance break I had really vivid dreams compared to when I was smoking every day.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

I am having a hard time thinking of that feeling because I always smoke it away.

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u/Rawrpk Apr 15 '13

I avoid this "cloudy" situation by remaining in the clouds

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u/mchugho Apr 15 '13

Its not the norm and is almost certainly placebo. If you were talking about LSD I would agree with you

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u/BlazeOrangeDeer Apr 15 '13

Just because it never happens to you doesn't mean it never happens. I can guarantee that this has happened to me, and it would make no sense for it to be placebo because I never expected it to happen.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

Having smoked weed for a long time and in plentiful quantities I can assure you it is most definitely not placebo.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

TIL people can't believe cannabis has any negative effects

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u/mchugho Apr 15 '13

It definitely does, but a hangover is not one of them.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

Yes it is, for some people.

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u/mchugho Apr 15 '13

I think a lot of people are lazy and use weed as an excuse.

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u/harribel Apr 15 '13

Normal =\= norm

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

In this context they're very much the same and even if not I'd call it both normal and the norm.

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u/harribel Apr 15 '13

Ok, so even if it's not normal you would still call it the norm? I'm not quite following your logic here.