Does weed boost your metabolism?

"The most important finding is that current users of marijuana appeared to have better carbohydrate metabolism than nonusers," Murray Mittleman, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and the lead author of the study, told Time. read more

According to Go Ask Alice, an online health resource operated by Health Services at Columbia University in New York, smoking marijuana does not increase your metabolism. It increases your appetite for sweet and fatty foods, and without caloric restriction, exercise and a healthy diet, you will gain weight. read more

In order to really understand how marijuana impacts your metabolism, you need to know a little about the Endocannabinoid System (ECS). The ECS is a network of cell receptors in your brain and body. These cell receptors are known as cannabinoid receptors. read more