What's weed like for you?

[Dinkleberry]

After talking with mates and seeing people argue on here, I was wondering what is it like when YOU smoke/eat weed? Its becoming obvious it can be quite different for different people. I've been smoking on and off with differing regularities about half a year and I remember in the beginning it was quite different to how it can be now. In the beginning, i would've got stoned easier and remember lying on my bed with video game-esqe (think sort of 2D patterns and singular sprite imagery) closed eye visuals and funny music sometimes accompanying these. Also, the mind trips I had were quite potent, with thought loops and an almost constant feeling of Deja Vu. Smoking in the house by myself and having these unpleasant mind trips led me to giving up for a while - definitely a good move in the long run because I feel I've got much better control over what's going on in my head now. I'm quite un-dextrous when I'm sober at the best of times, and when I'm stoned that is amplified loads and I remember once the task of stepping over a party of people sat on the floor to get to the bathroom was almost impossible. Also, I tend to find conversation gets very difficult around people I don't know extremely well, especially if I've been drinking - apart from being paranoid about saying the right thing, sometimes my mouth dries up so bad I can't mouth words properly and am paranoid about how much effect this has on the vocalisation of words. This is amplified when there are sober people around, so I tend to try keep quiet

Linked with this, is the fact that I sometimes find it difficult to follow conversations, and plots of films. I like the superficial stimuli from films with action and nice visuals, but any kind of lateral thinking required will be lose me. It's similar with music - I'm more comfortable with simple, drawn out music (chilled out Aphex can be amazing in this state) than with things like classical, and I tend to enjoy music I'm indifferent to more.

The paranoia will kick in, and I quite enjoy it because I'll feel a lurch in my stomach when I think something bad is going down, and then finding out there's nothing to worry about is highly amusing. If I'm very stoned though, I'll get too paranoid to go outside (e.g. what will people think? will I get hit by a car and die? will I get mugged?) and end up feeling as though I'm not making the most of the experience.

My final point is that about the apathy thing. I definitely have less reservations about spending money at the shop, or making the house a mess in the endevour of making stoner snacks whilst off my face, but this feeling also extends to after I've woken up, kind of like being hungover.

Sorry for the waffle, but I'm interested in how being stoned affects others - maybe this could be a useful thread for people when they talk about the legalisation of the drug.
P.S. Cakes FTW! Only had two but they're so good.

 

[Hazar]

lol

 

[leib10]

Hated weed. Tried it a few times, always made me irritable and pissed off. That and the fact that it's illegal turned me off.

 

[Krynn72]

DRUGS LOL. zomg lemmeh hit mah bong real quick and we can chill maaaaaaan.

DRUGS!
F*CK YEAH!

 

[DEATHMASTER]

._.

 

[cheddarrr]

booze is better

 

[Icarusintel]

Boring. I'd rather be drunk than high off weed.

 

[tehsolace]

My first time was nuts... my friend and I were listening to the radio and Led Zeppelin came on and I felt like I was feeling the music.

i was pretty euphoric too.

 

[15357]

Weed is illegal. I have no intention of going to jail, so. :|

 

[The Monkey]

Never tried weed. I've done hashis, though, but only once. That wasn't very fun. I just felt the ground wobbling and saw circles. It was all over in 5 minutes.

I prefer alcohol.

 

[Pokeo]

Truthfully for everyone it is a differnt expiernce because it all depends on your mind set. One person could have a great time and everything is funny to him while the person sitting right next to him could be so completly absorbed that he don't realize anything else is happening other than what he is looking at or listing to. As for your paranoia it is all in your mind because you don't want to be caught plus the fact you are high it just increases your paranoia it is something you will probably never get over. Also it is not wise to post that you smoke weed I don't care what people say police have a way around everything when they want something.

 

[Pulse]

I love nothing more than sitting down with my mates, smoking some joints and playing GoW all evening. Bongs and pipes I really can't be arsed with though, I prefer getting that mild, chilled out buzz and the giggles, but getting stoned off your tits to the point where you become a drooling sack in the corner is just a waste.

Then again the feeling of floating down stairs is fun.

Never tried weed. I've done hashis, though, but only once. That wasn't very fun. I just felt the ground wobbling and saw circles. It was all over in 5 minutes.

Sounds awfully familiar to the effects of Salvia.

 

[Que-Ever]

I SMOKE WEED. I SMOKE WEED. I SMOKE WEED.

actually, I don't. I've been around people who were high though, or while they were getting high. One of my friends repeats words and swears when he's high. He'll be like, "that's... that's ****ing... ****ing... that's ****ing great, man."

 

[Tyguy]

Also it is not wise to post that you smoke weed I don't care what people say police have a way around everything when they want something.

hahaha.....first of all..its not illegal to be high. Its illegal to possess the drug though, so him telling people he smoked weed is fine.

When i smoke i get a feeling like im watching my life happen and that im an outsider looking down on myself. Its hard to explain, but its a great feeling. Usually when im high i like to put on music I like and turn on the iTunes visualizer . I will literally sit there for the duration of the song thinking im flying through space or something. When the munchies come, i usually eat as much as possible. The feeling of eating food is so much better when you are high that you dont want to stop. The only thing I dont like too much is the few hours following your high, when you feel disconnected. You are sort of in between reality and I find it hard to concentrate. However, that does not assuage the great feeling of being stoned.

 

[Dog--]

I don't smoke (or ever have) weed, not because it's illegal (almost no one where I live is ever busted for having it, mostly due to our corrupt police dept.), but because I hang around other people who get high, and it's just.. Kinda weird. I don't wanna get weird like that..

 

[Stigmata]

Weed is amazing. Far more awesome than alcohol.

When I get high, I feel really euphoric and carefree, and get hysterical and find absolutely everything to be hilarious. It also tends to heighten the effects of my senses. Windows Media Player's visualizer is breathtaking, bright flashes of light (i.e. having a lighter flint struck in front of your eyes 15 times in a row) put me in a hysterical shock, and things like rubbing my face or repeatedly opening and closing my fists almost feel better than sex.

 

[CyberPitz]

booze is better

This coming from the pill popping master

 

[Dumb Dude]

When i smoke i get a feeling like im watching my life happen and that im an outsider looking down on myself. Its hard to explain, but its a great feeling. Usually when im high i like to put on music I like and turn on the iTunes visualizer . I will literally sit there for the duration of the song thinking im flying through space or something. When the munchies come, i usually eat as much as possible. The feeling of eating food is so much better when you are high that you dont want to stop. The only thing I dont like too much is the few hours following your high, when you feel disconnected. You are sort of in between reality and I find it hard to concentrate. However, that does not assuage the great feeling of being stoned.

Thats pretty much how I get. Except I never seem to get the "munchies". I know what you mean about that feeling of being an outsider looking down at yourself, its cool stuff. Another thing, I seem to over analyze everything in my head but I never get paranoid. I also seem to glance at my watch more often because its hard to actually tell how much time has passed unless I'm listening to music or something.

 

[NeptuneUK]

IT ARE GOOD

yeh

 

[TechnoHippyChic]

Everything's better with the herbiage.

Different strains have different effects, from stony indicas to more mental sativas, with a large range in between.

 

[Dalamari]

Weed for me was basically just going on auto pilot for the time being and all of my good feelings being multiplied, like I enjoyed music and my friends more. No paranoia or apathy however

 

[Nid Banikeri]

I had a really bad trip with weed a few months ago which, hand on heart, was the scariest experience of my life. The paranoia was just so intense I could not breath. My vision became all pixilated like tiny dots and I felt like I was looking down on myself. I also couldn't look up at the sky because I was just imagining how insanely infinitely massive our universe is, I really could not look up at all. Might sound lame now but man, I never wanna have an experience like that in my life again, I truely thought I was gonna die cos my heart was just beating undescribably fast.

But anyways...that was some bad shit I brought off my mate, most of the time its all good, have a laugh with my mates or just chill at home listening to some deep music (pink floyd, radiohead). One thing thats great bout weed is you never get sick of a song however many times you listen to it...feels like hearing it for the first time again.

But yeh, I cut down a lot after the bad trip and I enjoy it a lot more when I do do it. Moderation works for me.

Oh and food is infintlely better, always.

 

[TechnoHippyChic]

It sounds like you came into contact with some good mental stuff. Congrats, don't let it scare you. Moderation is wise, as usual.

I don't get the typical munchieism, btw..

 

[Dan]

I usually get ghost legs. I can't really feel them, and everything is tingly. But I don't feel silly or really baked usually. I only really lost my head once and it lasted maybe half an hour.

 

[JFry]

Weed is a rather mundane experience for me most of the time. I've been a daily user for a bit over 10 years (on and off). I consider it similar to the guy who comes home from work and cracks open a beer to take the edge off. I enjoy it a lot more than beer, however. It leaves me quite functional, unlike drinking which generally ends up in me falling asleep or getting a headache before the buzz wears off. Weed also helps a lot with creative thinking and tends to help inspire me in regards to artistic things. Plus it makes me giggle. I love it.

 

[co05]

Weed's just... great.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

It's Like A Nut You Can Play With Outside!

 

[Kula Meenur]

Its shit

'nuff said

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

Weed is illegal. I have no intention of going to jail, so. :|

QFT

 

[bam23]

I think it's a lot more fun to watch someone else get high and act stupid.

 

[Fliko]

Stick a match up someone's ass and smell, there, you got weed

 

[co05]

What the hell kind of pot have you been smelling? I haven't smelled any turd pot.

 

[Stigmata]

Pot smells like pine trees, only in a way that makes you want to eat them

D:!!!

 

[Nid Banikeri]

Weed actually smells bloody nice, and most people who don't smoke it will even admit that.

I love walkin past someones house/garden and gettin that potent whiff of marijuana burnin :cheese:

 

[The Monkey]

Sounds awfully familiar to the effects of Salvia.

No, I'm pretty sure it was hashish. The problem is that it might not have been in very high concentration.

I've heard friends tell stories about their expreiences with weed, hashish, cocaine and LSD, and while some of it sounds fun, it's not something I wanna get in on. Alcohol is so much better, as it's not illegal and you have a really great time with it. I also don't get hang-overs, so that's great.

 

[Pulse]

To me weed smells a lot like strong fresh ground coffee. The good stuff anyway

 

[hydrometeor]

It is a poor idea to smoke pot. It remains in your system for a long time, and you may be tested if you manage to get a white collar job. Furthermore you should not be prescribing drugs for yourself, because you are not qualified. You're playing dice with your mind and body. It will likely do more harm than good. As an aside, the illegality is only relevant if you are caught.

 

[Pulse]

It is a poor idea to smoke pot. It remains in your system for a long time, and you may be tested if you manage to get a white collar job. Furthermore you should not be prescribing drugs for yourself, because you are not qualified. You're playing dice with your mind and body. It will likely do more harm than good. As an aside, the illegality is only relevant if you are caught.

Hey, it's the morality police!

3 posts in and I'm already sick of your insightful advice.

 

[hydrometeor]

Hey, it's the morality police!

3 posts in and I'm already sick of your insightful advice.

This is not morality. It is a suggestion. The fact remains that most successful people do not self-prescribe and also don't smoke pot.

 

[Pulse]

This is not morality. It is a suggestion. The fact remains that most successful people do not self-prescribe and also don't smoke pot.

It IS mortality, you're preaching against practises that are seen as covertly prestigious by modern standards of society. And you further go on to say no one successful engages in the use of illegal narcotics?

I suppose musicians and artists are an alien-like breed to you then.