Post-Weed Pee

February 4, 2007 8:35 PM

So my friend told me that sometimes after he smokes weed, the first time he goes pee he pees for a REALLY long time. Does anybody know how come the peeing lasts so long after my "friend" smokes weed?
posted by wigu to Science & Nature (11 answers total)

I think it's just because you forget you have to pee for like an hour when you're first stoned. So your bladder's pretty full by the time it occurs to you that you have to go.
posted by bink at 8:40 PM on February 4, 2007

I've also heard from a "friend" that perception can be a bit wonky at times like that, so it may just seem to last longer than usual.

The friend wouldn't be Weedmaster P, would it?
posted by toddshot at 8:50 PM on February 4, 2007

I would NEVER divulge the identity of a "friend!"
posted by wigu at 8:53 PM on February 4, 2007

Weed means dry mouth, dry mouth means drinking more water/coke/beer/whatever, drinking more water/coke/beer/whatever means more peeing.
posted by jckll at 9:21 PM on February 4, 2007

THC is a diuretic.
posted by goetter at 9:30 PM on February 4, 2007

He just thinks he's peeing for a long time. My two-minute long Sonicare toothbrush program takes about ten minutes when I'm stoned.
posted by Etaoin Shrdlu at 9:46 PM on February 4, 2007

No, he's right, it's a long time. Diuretic.
posted by BorgLove at 10:43 PM on February 4, 2007

time is just nature's way of preventing everything from happening all at once.
posted by bruce at 11:27 PM on February 4, 2007

I suspect it's a combination of the diuretic effect, plus the bladder comfortably holding more urine than usual, especially if your friend has a bit of an overactive bladder normally. Here's an abstract of a study showing that THC may have an effect on overactive bladder.
posted by teleskiving at 1:32 AM on February 5, 2007

It's a mix between time perception and not feeling like you want to take a whiz until you put pressure on the bladder. If you're sitting around stoned for an hour or two, you might be inattentive enough to not realize that you really have to go until you get up.
posted by griphus at 1:34 AM on February 5, 2007

Thanks you guys, you guys are the best!
posted by wigu at 6:28 AM on February 5, 2007