Does marijuana contain endorphins

Answer 1

I heard this, and I'm still trying to research and understand this, so don't take my word into too much consideration. It makes a ton of sense to me though, even without rock-solid facts.

So here's the easiest way to explain. So everybody that has done it tells you it feels "amazing" or "the best feeling ever", well this can simply make other things less appealing. Looking at my old friends who use it heavily, that's definitely true. Like just think about it, it's common sense. If you had to eat your least favorite food for a month straight, then after the month you were given the option to choose between your favorite food or your least favorite, why go back to your least favorite food when you could have something better?

Now in deeper terms to what it does (in theory), it releases an abnormally large amount of endorphins into your brain and if done on a regular basis, your mind will get used to the large endorphin levels making the normal amounts of endorphins released from normal activities (working out, accomplishing something, etc) less appealing, so basically it can make you feel unmotivated and lazy, and eventually with further use, sad and depressed if you aren't stoned. This could be reversed by quitting smoking, but then again it could be permanent.

So this can be pretty harmful to somebody's life, I know with my lifestyle I need every little bit of motivation I have. But overall if you can control yourself, and use weed in moderation, there might not be any long term effects.

Answer 2

No, it doesn't.

Marijuana has other bad effects though, such as bringing on schizophrenia in people with an inborn weakness to it. There can be paranoia and hallucinations too, and it can be destructive to the personality structure.

Marijuana was thought to be quite safe, and it probably was in the 60s.

These days though, much stronger marijuana is produced and it is very dangerous these days. It is no longer the mellow and mild substance it used to be.

Answer 3

endorphins are a chemical produced in the brain, marijuana affects different people differently so in some people it might trigger the brain to release endorphins

Answer 4

No, marijuana itself does not contain endorphins. Endorphins are natural chemicals produced by the body that act as neurotransmitters to reduce pain and induce feelings of pleasure.