What Is Vasodilation And Why Does It Happen When You Smoke Weed?

The easiest way to know this is happening is by the obvious reddening of the eyes, as well as the puffy/bloated face of the user.

Some medical practitioners prescribe cannabis-based medications to patients suffering from glaucoma, high blood pressure, etc.

While researchers have been able to find useful medical applications for cannabis in the human body, they have still not discovered the full extent of the effects of cannabis consumption on other organs in the body.

For example, consuming a cannabis strain with less than 15% THC might result in little or no noticeable reddening of the eyes, compared to consuming over 30% THC cannabis strain.

The main reason your eyes get red — or bloodshot and bloated — when you use marijuana is due to vasodilation being set off by THC and other cannabinoids present in cannabis.

It only stops when the last effects of cannabis wear off in the body.

Artificial teardrops can also help, although it is not as efficient as allergy eye drops, which is not surprising.

It’s simple, less expensive, and fast to just pick your glasses, put them on and go about basking in your high.

Calmly wait for symptoms to subside: The redness will even be reduced and everything will go back to normal.

However, you have to ingest cannabis without smoking it in order cancel the doubt of the reaction being due to smoke irritation.

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