Stories from the amateur herbalists:

[batchaps4me]

I'm just trying to keep the weed stories from taking over the Good Morning thread so on behalf of the Bristol chapter of the Possession is Decriminalized in City Limits Association, welcome:

I smoked weed for the first time on my 16th birthday about half a century ago. I lost my virginity just 30 minutes after we smoked that joint. I have yet to recover from either event.

ok, quick story, me and a buddy went to the beach last year and there is a party store across the street. they advertise different things on the window related to edibles and such.. ive never done any of that shit.. just dabbled in the occasional old school weed every now and then,
my buddy wanted to get some indica edibles so we stopped and he went in and bought a few, now im thinking this is no big deal cause he just bought it at a store and it must be legal so no problem right?
wrong! read on..
brand name O'daddy, d9+HHC 220mg total indica , he got back out to the truck and gave me one and he took one and we went back to the condo. I mixed a drink and we sat on the balcony and put on some tunes and the sun was about to set..
about 30 minutes in I noticed just a real good feeling about everything, attributed that to the setting sun the sound of the waves and bourbon buzz ... an hour in and I realize fuck im high!
my buddy had been telling stories and we were laughing and having a good ol time when he started to go quiet.. and i said what wrong, he said my legs wont work, i cant get up.. I though he was full of shit and laughed but he insisted that he couldnt walk.. whatever the breeze was warm the tunes were good, and I was enjoying the buzz..
a few minutes later his cheeks blew out and he motioned toward the trash can inside the condo, I realized he was about to blow and i ran inside and grabbed the can and got it back out to him and to his credit he held it till i got there but then puked in the trash can.. and still cant walk (i later read online that he was suffering from a real condition called couch lock)..
about 3 hours in my buzz is still climbing and I left my buddy on the balcony and tried to lay down in the bed, couldnt go to sleep.. that damn gummy lasted 5 freaking hours.. when i finally got to sleep i woke the next day with a weed hangover or maybe still high I dont know but damn! that shit was way more potent than any joint Ive ever smoked.. and bought it right out of a store across the street.. since then, Ive taken a half a few times and its a lot more manageable.. I suppose you could build up some resistence but I didnt really like it, id rather smoke one and get a buzz for an hour and be done with it!

The first time I had a gummy, my brother handed me 2 and told me they were 10mg. They were 50 and I took two. For a little bit of reference, after using edibles for 2 years, I take now take 51mg/DAY in three separate 17mg doses and stay stoned all day. The only way I can explain it to anyone is to say that when I had my first knee surgery, I was legit scared to death, and it was showing in my BP and EKG. The Navy anesthesiologist said, "I'm going to give you the best buzz you ever had but it won't put you to sleep" and the records show I was awake when brought to the OR, so it was at least five minutes of bliss but there had to be some milk of amnesia shit in that shot. That's the buzz level I was at 20 minutes into this buzz.

Don't get me wrong, I was up for the ride. I just wish I knew I was getting on the bus. Edible buzzes are far more intense than smoked buzzes. For good, bad or indifference, it will be relatively intense. About 30 minutes later, my wife asked if I was okay and after I answered, she horse laughed for a while. Apparently, my legs were fine, and I was using the shit out of them. Centripetal force was dominant at that particular time and I had hold of both ends of my computer desk trying not to get thrown out of my chair.

Oh, the struggle was real and I was apparently losing the war on stability. I couldn't hang on and dared not to let go so I put my feet on the outside desk legs and squeezed. About that time, the air shock on my chair decided this wasn't normal usage and failed, dropping me about 8 inches to its lowest setting. IMHO I looked like I been arrested and was being frisked for weapons in Lilliput. She says it looked like I was pole dancer twerking there.

About an hour later I was able to release the desk with my feet, but I held on for the next three hours or so. I don't know what I would have done had I not had a blues/southern rock mix playing when that whole thing started, but IF you find yourself in a similar situation, enjoy the music!!!

 

[Tenn"cock]

SEE... this is why I do not do edibles. Number one I like smoking... I ramp up at my pace and I can puff along till I go "ok, that's enough" and then focus on Family Guy which is typically what I watch when I am actually smoking. I guess I just dont like the thing of if I eat an edible then I gotta sit around and wait on the effects while I am a big fan of "hmm not really high let me hit it again until I feel something more" so waiting on the effect I would be inclined to eat more ... and that would be a problem apparently since I know you cant just eat edibles until you get high cause you would probly OD.

I guess I just feel more in control when I smoke... plus if I got the munchies I would probly end up eating all my edibles cause they make that shit in cookies, brownies, gummy bears... you see where I'm going with this?

Nope, I'll stay a smoker.

 

[batchaps4me]

SEE... this is why I do not do edibles. Number one I like smoking... I ramp up at my pace and I can puff along till I go "ok, that's enough" and then focus on Family Guy which is typically what I watch when I am actually smoking. I guess I just dont like the thing of if I eat an edible then I gotta sit around and wait on the effects while I am a big fan of "hmm not really high let me hit it again until I feel something more" so waiting on the effect I would be inclined to eat more ... and that would be a problem apparently since I know you cant just eat edibles until you get high cause you would probly OD.

I guess I just feel more in control when I smoke... plus if I got the munchies I would probly end up eating all my edibles cause they make that shit in cookies, brownies, gummy bears... you see where I'm going with this?

Nope, I'll stay a smoker.

First of all, that it totally understandable and defensible stance that I shared with you until a couple of years ago. I probably still agree, but I had to quit smoking pot and that left me with two choices: edibles or 6 prescriptions. The edible I use almost exclusively is a medical grade chocolate bar that's kind of like a regular Hershey's and breaks off into measured squares that are really consistent in dosing/effects.

Gummies of the same dose IMHO has a milder buzz and shorter lasting, and baked goods even milder. That's just how my liver processes it, but everyone is different. My point is that you can find different buzzes from different products and then adjust the dosage. I highly recommend, no pun intended, that you dabble when you can on special occasions.

I love the freakout stories, especially like Maureen Dowd's. Sure she took 100mg through a cookie, but she had no idea how to handle a buzz. IMHO she would have had almost the same experience has she just fired up some Moon Rocks. IMHO her questions were about how high will this make me" but her actions were of the "how high can I get" kind. My first time I had the same dosage, got just as high, but had the time of my life because I understood the buzz. Not everybody can handle running 6 seconds behind the rest of the world ... and suddenly, unexpectedly catching up with themselves.

 

[batchaps4me]

ok, quick story, me and a buddy went to the beach last year and there is a party store across the street. they advertise different things on the window related to edibles and such.. ive never done any of that shit.. just dabbled in the occasional old school weed every now and then,
my buddy wanted to get some indica edibles so we stopped and he went in and bought a few, now im thinking this is no big deal cause he just bought it at a store and it must be legal so no problem right?
wrong! read on..
brand name O'daddy, d9+HHC 220mg total indica , he got back out to the truck and gave me one and he took one and we went back to the condo. I mixed a drink and we sat on the balcony and put on some tunes and the sun was about to set..
about 30 minutes in I noticed just a real good feeling about everything, attributed that to the setting sun the sound of the waves and bourbon buzz ... an hour in and I realize fuck im high!
my buddy had been telling stories and we were laughing and having a good ol time when he started to go quiet.. and i said what wrong, he said my legs wont work, i cant get up.. I though he was full of shit and laughed but he insisted that he couldnt walk.. whatever the breeze was warm the tunes were good, and I was enjoying the buzz..
a few minutes later his cheeks blew out and he motioned toward the trash can inside the condo, I realized he was about to blow and i ran inside and grabbed the can and got it back out to him and to his credit he held it till i got there but then puked in the trash can.. and still cant walk (i later read online that he was suffering from a real condition called couch lock)..

For me, it isn't about building up resistance but finding the right buzz. I have a standard dose that really doesn't tear me up but buzzes me for a couple of hours. It's not a lot different than buying herb in that you have a wide variety to choose from and each choice gives you at least a slightly different buzz. Occasionally I get a little nauseated after taking my morning dose but that could be the two pots of half-caf coffee.

about 3 hours in my buzz is still climbing and I left my buddy on the balcony and tried to lay down in the bed, couldnt go to sleep.. that damn gummy lasted 5 freaking hours.. when i finally got to sleep i woke the next day with a weed hangover or maybe still high I dont know but damn!

You say it like that is a bad thing ...

 

[Bama Believer]

For me, it isn't about building up resistance but finding the right buzz. I have a standard dose that really doesn't tear me up but buzzes me for a couple of hours. It's not a lot different than buying herb in that you have a wide variety to choose from and each choice gives you at least a slightly different buzz. Occasionally I get a little nauseated after taking my morning dose but that could be the two pots of half-caf coffee.


You say it like that is a bad thing ...

the bad part was trying to go to sleep, like you holding onto the desk, I was lying flat in the bed, eyes wide open, clutching the sheets trying not to fall out lol..
I did a little research after: it seems (for the gummies available at this particular party store anyway), there are two main types; indica and sativa, the girl at the store told me that indica was for night time to help with sleep believe it or not and sativa was for daytime,,

 

[Bama Believer]

@batchaps4me fyi the best weed ive ever had was grown by the ag dept at auburn university believe it or not!

 

[batchaps4me]

@batchaps4me fyi the best weed ive ever had was grown by the ag dept at auburn university believe it or not!

I believe you and just want to point out how my beloved Auburn can't recognize a solution that's staring them in the face! Give me that greenhouse and the labs on campus and I can give back a Patriots level salary cap. IIRC Ole Miss was the only legal grower for a while and supplied the federal glaucoma experimental treatment. I saw an interview of the last man on the program and he said he smoked 20 joints a day. 2 things: 1. Ole Miss grows oregano 2. I'm not saying 20/day is impossible, done it myself. Not and work, though.