Forbidden fruit that Adam and Eve ate possibly identified? Was it marijuana?

[jberryhill]

44. Oh, you're killing me

No, given the chemistry and mechanics of your gut it's not about the solubility per se.

There are mechanical issues and fluid transport issues.

Let's say you chew a piece of hash. Even though nicely concentrated, you are producing waxy THC laden microparticles. You have a couple of absorption mechanism. By chewing and saliva, you will get some absorption through the buccal membranes. Then you swallow, and those tiny waxy particles don't really care too much about the HCl in your stomach, which is not an organic solvent. When you get to the point where those microparticles contact your intestinal villi, then you get some transfer, but it is not as if those microparticles dissolve and release everything. Imagine holding a wet sponge. Yes, your hands will get wet, but there is still a lot of water in that sponge.

Whether you are talkin about vegetable matter or waxy matter, using oil as a solvent gets all that stuff out of a carrier which is insoluble in your gut, and spreads it out to be absorbed.

And, like others, I confirmed this as well some 30 odd years ago. I understand that advanced genetics have produced remarkable changes since that time, but the chemistry and physics haven't. You may be able to get high eating the sorts of things around today, but it will still be less effective than a fluid carrier.