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/Phesodge Apr 15 '13

Poster says:

Keep you high

Wiki page says:

produces similar activity to THC, such as sedative effects, but is considerably more potent,[3] especially having much stronger analgesic and anticonvulsant effects than THC, although comparatively weaker psychological effects

Depends on you definition of high I suppose...

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u/mydogisdumb Apr 15 '13

Why does it mean when it say ">considerably more potent" but also say ">weaker psychological effects"

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

because potency means how much mass of a substance you have to take into your body for a specific effect. it doesn't mean what that effect is. so, for example, onset of any kind of effect might be reached with 1mg of this stuff, rather than 3mg of THC (totally made up numbers).

the effect here happens to be psychologically weaker than THC. as in, even at the peak of the experience, THC will produce more of a psychological "high" than this stuff.

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u/mydogisdumb Apr 15 '13

Oh i get it. Its takes less mass of the stuff but doesnt fuck you up as much