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THURSDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Biting into the science behind the "marijuana munchies," American researchers have uncovered clues to pot's effect on appetite. Their insights might also lead to drugs that could help increase -- or curb -- wayward appetites.
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hightimes.com/news/ht_admin/2908
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In regards to Katheryn Fong's Marijuana study. The Munchies are a very real thing. When I did use marijuana by smoking or drinking a tea. I did notice that even when I had something to eat an hour previously I had the sensation of being hungry again.
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serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1786
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One peculiar phenomenon associated with marijuana use is the increased hunger that users feel, often called the "munchies." Research shows that marijuana increases food enjoyment and the number of times a person eats each day.
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health.howstuffworks.com/marijuana4.htm
health.howstuffworks.com/marijuana4.htm
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alcohol alone can bring on the munchies. Marijuana can make the cravings worse.. and vice/versa. Ever hear about not going to the grocery store on an empty stomach? Chances are you'll buy more than you need just cause you're hungry.
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www.marijuana.com/medicinal-marijuana/5778-marijuana-mu...
www.marijuana.com/medicinal-marijuana/5778-marijuana-munchies.html
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26, 2005) — Marijuana--or more specifically its active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol--has a well-documented tendency to stimulate hunger. And while scientists have traced this property to cannabinoid receptors in the brain, they have had little understanding of the neural circuitry underlying this effect.
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/12/051226102503.htm
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Jan 29, 2002 ... Another study published this last year in Nature may explain why marijuana users get a case of the munchies. An international group of ...
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www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/health/marijuana-s-effects-m...
www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/health/marijuana-s-effects-more-than-munchies.html?pagewanted=1
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Marijuana users call them "the munchies," those intense food cravings sparked by inhaling the illicit weed's smoke. Normally blamed for weight gain, these urges to wolf down everything in sight now have led to the development of a drug that may help millions slim down.
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www.freedomtoexhale.com/munchies.htm
www.freedomtoexhale.com/munchies.htm
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Those who try marijuana (and inhale) know that smoking it can bring on an acute snack attack known as "the munchies." Scientists from Italy, the U.S. and Japan now say that pot may stimulate the appetite by interacting in the brain with a key hunger-controlling hormone.
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www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread9340.shtml
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Marijuana has been used as a medical treatment for many centuries. We have been hearing more about so-called medicinal marijuana because of the recent United States Supreme Court ruling that essentially concluded that state laws permitting medicinal marijuana must bow to federal law prohibiting marijuana.
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www.psychologytoday.com/blog/overcoming-pain/200808/med...
www.psychologytoday.com/blog/overcoming-pain/200808/medicinal-marijuana-the-myth-the-money-the-munchies
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