I will be going to a place where weed is legal. I have never used, but I am curious and want to try it. What are some tips for this first time user?
If you try edibles, be aware it can take as long as two hours to take effect. Start with a 10 mg “dose”. That’s the standardized dose in most states where it’s legal.
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I’ve heard multiple reasons for this, but many people don’t get high the first time. One of the possible reasons is that you’re not inhaling properly, if that’s the case, it shouldn’t matter if you use edibles.
My first time, nothing. The second time (and many of the subsequent times over my first year or two) I was extremely high.
One thing to remember is that when you’re out there on another planet and feel a little panicky, you’ll come back down. Any time you hear about people going to ER because they ‘overdosed’ on marijuana, those are the people that are flipping out. If they could have sat tight for a little while they would have been 100% fine. Pop in a funny movie or some music and take it all in. What I would suggest if you get that feeling is to take note of the time, and remind yourself that you’ll be fine in about 2 hours.
As for edibles, like running coach said, they can take hours to work. I’ve never had ‘real’ ones, but I made something similar in college. By the time they’d kick in, most people would forget that they took them. By then we’d be off doing something else (like out a the mall or watching TV). The sensation of ‘why do I feel funny…oh right’ just totally out of nowhere is really strange. It was also odd to not have a torn up throat from coughing 10 seconds earlier.
Anyways, one of the issues with edibles is that it’s going to much harder to control your dosage. I’ll assume running coach is right and that 10mg is the right dosage. If you’re going to be there long enough, consider taking a half dose your first night and the full dose the second day. That first time getting stoned is a truly bizarre experience, especially if you have no prior history with any, even remotely, similar drugs.
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Another thing to keep in mind, particularly if all you’ve tried before is alcohol - is that the effect doesn’t get impacted (at least for me) by doing things like physical activity or eating various foods. I can kill even moderate alcohol buzz in about 20 min by getting up and doing yard work, or by eating something sweet or fatty. It’s still in my system and affecting me of course, but the nice feeling just leaves and I feel like I’m sobering up, even though I’m not.
Weed doesn’t work like that for me though; I’ve been quite high and starting to get panicky and just wanting to make the feeling go away; haven’t found anything that works so like mentioned already you just need to ride it out for a few hours until you feel normal again. You can at least rest assured your heart isn’t going to stop or your body otherwise give out no matter how buzzed you feel. You’ll just look and sound very slow, dumb, or goofy depending on your personality for a while.
I always get the ‘OMG, I’m never going to come down, I’m stuck like this forever’ feeling. Then I realize it’s only been like 4 minutes and I need to find something on TV to watch. The nice thing is, at least for me, there’s no channel surfing involved. Infomercials, The Spanish Channel, whatever, I can just sink in to it. A friend and I once realized we’d spent like 2 hours watching a bass fishing competition. No reason why, it was on, we both got overly involved in it. We might as well have been watching grass grow, but it was fun at the moment.
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