The Munchies Are Not a Myth: The Real Neuroscience Behind Cannabis and Hunger

Send us Fan Mail The munchies are one of the most common cannabis side effects and one of the least understood. If you have ever gone from “I’m fine” to hovering over the fridge wondering who made you do this, we dig into what is actually happening in the brain when THC and the CB1 receptor system collide with appetite control. We then cover strategies that can help to mitigate the cannabis munchies. If you’ve been blaming yourself, consider this your reset: the munchies are biology, and bio...