smoking is preferred for the intense even high of short duration. wheras oral ingestion will give you a plus three hour rollercoaster. both will make you hungry, smoking will just make you hungry faster and end the ride.[b said:Quote[/b] (mj0llnir @ April 20 2003,10:33)]Yes, the plant is destroyed when burnt, but the chemical that cause the 'high' and increased appetite (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) seems to have a more consistent effect when inhaled. It seems that the absorption of the THC is greater, although the amount of THC ingested is less.