why cannabis produces thc?

i read somewhere that thc is produced to protect the plant from animals that will try to eat it.so i guess they get stoned and dont bother it too much...cos they now what is gonna happen.but maybe its just bullshit.ok what do you know ppl?

it produces it resin, because in nature, plants have to reproduce itself(by making seeds) and so the pollen can be catched to the bud to make the bloody seeds.

yea the THC is produced because its very sticky and great for catching pollen from males.

thc make the plant very ultra-violet resistant and because of the animals of course ...

it makes thc because I sent it a memo saying to,

dbo24242 said:

it makes thc because I sent it a memo saying to,

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Please send mine the same memo tyvm.

it makes it for us to get high

why does coca plant do what it does

why does peoty cactus do what it does

why does opeum plant do wht it does

how about mushrooms

how about poison plants or poison frogs

who the hell knows just smoke and get high you might not ever lern why if you search for two life times might just get someones opinion and thats it

only your god knows why and somethings he is not explaining to us

peace my brother
im out

collects pollen, protection from the sun, protection from preditors. It gets you high because thats just how its works, like poison ivy has an effect or some poisonous berries do on people, just cause it works for us doesnt mean it was meant for use.

smppro said:

collects pollen, protection from the sun, protection from preditors. It gets you high because thats just how its works, like poison ivy has an effect or some poisonous berries do on people, just cause it works for us doesnt mean it was meant for use.

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But how do you explain the fact that there are parts of the human brain that are stimulated exclusively by cannabinoids?
I just realised Idk nearly enough about this to get into a proper discussion, so I'm off researching, brb.

resin in NOT for catching pollen. pollen has to come into contact with the PISTILS not the trichomes. it is not for stupifying animals so they cant find theyre way back.

although i havent laughed quite as hard as i did when reading these. thank you for that.

That's like asking why an Apple tree grows apples. The plant just evolved that way. Like SilkWill said, the resin on the leaves has nothing to do with catching pollen, pollen is supposed to make it to other plants via the wind and bees etc, the ecosystem provides the conditions for plant reproduction. As for it getting us high, that's just a very pleasant side effect.

Cannabis has formed a symbiotic relationship with mankind. We cultivate them and (generally) take good care of them and make sure the species continues to thrive, and the plants keep producing more of those lovely lovely cannabinoids that made us want to grow the stuff in the first place!

Hairy Bob said:

Cannabis has formed a symbiotic relationship with mankind. We cultivate them and (generally) take good care of them and make sure the species continues to thrive, and the plants keep producing more of those lovely lovely cannabinoids that made us want to grow the stuff in the first place!

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its a weed. it will continue to thrive thousands of years after we are dead and gone. we have nothing to do with its survival as a species.

Real reason:

Plants and animals utilize endorphins and other related chemicals to carry out life processes. These endorphins/neurotransmitters/other chemicals have a remarkable similarity to each other despite species. They are just fundamental to almost all life processes in multicellular creatures.

It just so happens that some of those chemicals in marijuana are so incredibly similar to the same neurotransmitters our body naturally produces and uses that the body doesn't know the difference... and with THC specifically - it stimulates the cannabinoid receptors in our brains that normally respond to Anandamide. Anandamide release causes a similar natural high most often experienced as 'runners high'.

Or in other words the body just confuses foreign THC with Anandamide (which the body naturally produces).

its the plants sunscreen/moistre barrier,,,,,and its our peace of mind

SableZen said:

Real reason:

Plants and animals utilize endorphins and other related chemicals to carry out life processes. These endorphins/neurotransmitters/other chemicals have a remarkable similarity to each other despite species. They are just fundamental to almost all life processes in multicellular creatures.

It just so happens that some of those chemicals in marijuana are so incredibly similar to the same neurotransmitters our body naturally produces and uses that the body doesn't know the difference... and with THC specifically - it stimulates the cannabinoid receptors in our brains that normally respond to Anandamide. Anandamide release causes a similar natural high most often experienced as 'runners high'.

Or in other words the body just confuses foreign THC with Anandamide (which the body naturally produces).

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thats how thc gets us high, not why a plant produces thc. good post though.

SlikWiLL13 said:

thats how thc gets us high, not why a plant produces thc. good post though.

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I was trying to point out that THC and the other psychoactive chemicals are found in all living things and we know why it's generally there. Marijuana is not a unique plant in that aspect. All plants use those chemicals as intracellular messengers/stimulators, not to make insects high, animals high, etc... not too mention that THC won't get anything high without a fair amount of heat being applied prior to ingestion. And that just doesn't occur in nature often enough to be an intended consequence.

Even the statement that THC is produced to protect the plant from UV radiation is incorrect. That may be a secondary use of THC and other neurotransmitter-like chemicals, but it's not the primary reason it's there. The primary use of THC and the reason it's found in plants is as a chemical messenger for the plants life processes... not to provide UV radiation protection. Although that may be a secondary use of many of those chemicals, as far as I know it's just conjecture at this point... if that makes any sense? I'm high and tend to over-explain things when so... =P

SlikWiLL13 said:

its a weed. it will continue to thrive thousands of years after we are dead and gone. we have nothing to do with its survival as a species.

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Fair enough, although if I was feeling picky I'd point out that it's not a weed, it's a herb .
Of course it would survive without human intervention, you're right, but it would not be nearly as widespread if it didn't happen to contain the psychoactive compounds we love so much.

SlikWiLL13 said:

its a weed. it will continue to thrive thousands of years after we are dead and gone. we have nothing to do with its survival as a species.

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The biggest misconception is that cannabis is a weed, it is in fact a plant, and a higher order plant at that.

Hairy Bob said:

But how do you explain the fact that there are parts of the human brain that are stimulated exclusively by cannabinoids?
I just realised Idk nearly enough about this to get into a proper discussion, so I'm off researching, brb.

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lol no you don't, just throwing out big words. they are called endogenous cannabinoids. THC mimics them, things we naturally synthesize inside in our bodies.