# Can you get a chocolate buzz or high?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-chocolate-buzz-or-high/162110>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 17, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-chocolate-buzz-or-high/162110 "2003-03-17T21:47:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![JungleLove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/839c29/32.png) [@JungleLove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JungleLove)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-chocolate-buzz-or-high/162110/1 "2003-03-17T21:47:53Z")

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I read this morning that chocolate has the same effect on the brain as marijuana: only thing is it takes 25 pounds of chocolate to reach the same effect as one joint of marijuana  
according to “Buzzed: The straight facts about the most used and abused drugs”.

I swear I’ve had belgian chocolate and chocolate milkshakes that gave me some kind of buzz.

And since chocolate is different from country to country, it doesn’t necessarily have to be an enormous quantity, does it?

P.S. Have searched the threads & Google for more info, without finding relevant information.

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**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-chocolate-buzz-or-high/162110/2 "2003-03-17T23:25:36Z")

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[This page](http://www.tipsofallsorts.com/chocolate.html) contains a myriad of chocolate factoids, such as:

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> Cocoa beans contain stress-relieving & mood-altering chemicals that stimulate the production of serotonin & endorphins in the brain that can lift your spirits & relieve pain.
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> Chocolate contains caffeine.
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> Chocolate contains certain chemicals that are found in marijuana. However, effects would only surface after a tremendous amount is consumed.

Nestle’s site contains [this page](http://www.nestle.co.uk/nutrition/default.asp?page=articles/food_and_mood.asp) on chocolate’s mood altering abilities.

Perhaps your buzz was from chocolate’s caffeine?