Took my first hit ever last weekend...WHAT HAPPENED?

[beautiful disaster]

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I am a 33 year old female and took my first hit of pot last weekend (I know... I know.... it took me awhile to try it!) :)

I bought my own glass pipe at a tobacco shop and my friend supplied the pot. I took two hits total.... and I was fine with inhaling (although it burned like hell the second time!)

I felt like something was "strange" at first... and then slowly...I began to worry about EVERYTHING! "do I look stupid?" Will I ever feel normal? What time is it? Will I be able to drive home? Will I have a panic attack?" blah..blah..blah..

I do suffer from panic attacks and anxiety (I take Lexapro and the occasional xanax) and so I was really hoping pot would help calm me down.

Is this normal for a first timer to be so paranoid? Did I smoke too much? too little? Should I have rolled a joint mixed with tobacco instead of using a pipe? Did my surroundings effect my high?

I want to try it again so badly.. but I don't want to feel worried and paranoid and anxious. Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance for any replies. :)

[buhman200]

Different people react to cannabis in different ways, and every situation is unique. I've met some people who don't like to get very high because they get a similar paranoid feeling to what you were describing, and here's what I've seen them do to help.

1. Smoke less, especially if you're just starting out... if you're smoking dank (really good weed), then one hit will probably get you pretty high if you're new.
2. Make sure that when you smoke, you don't have anything you need to do for at least 4-5 hours. That will give you more than enough time to calm down and feel completely sober before you need to worry about doing other things.
3. Surroundings make all the difference. If you're getting high with people that you know and trust, it is much easier to relax. Try putting on some music and have a conversation.
4. I don't think how you smoke will make that much of a difference in your high, except for in terms of how much smoke you actually inhale. With joints, you get a mixture of weed and paper smoke, and it can be more difficult to judge exactly how much you've smoked. I'd recommend sticking with that glass pipe for a while, until you are a bit more of a seasoned smoker.

Hope this helps.

[notransfer]

lol i felt like that my first time...i thought cops were going to come up to me and be like..."youre going to jail you have just smoked weed"

paranoias natural...just do it..and not so much of it until you start to get used to it...around people/ an environment that is very comfortable where you have no reason to be weirded out

[orangeman]

Most people that I have smoked with that wasn't prepared for the effects of Cannabis ended up having a panic attack. IMO there is no way to prepare because everyone responds differently and until you finally do experience being high enough times it usually is a bit strange because your body is introduced to something it has never encountered before. And don't worry, the rushing thoughts and worrying is a normal thing is just something that happens until your mind gets used to THC. After you are very used to marijuana even if you take a break for a loooong time and come back, being high still won't bother you. Might be a little too strong but you'll know how to handle it. It's just something that comes with smoking marijuana for so long lol. So just take your time and don't get discouraged. If it's your option to continue to use weed then do so and in due time you will be glad you did :).

[beautiful disaster]

Wow... I wasn't expecting such quick replies. I thank you all SO much. :)

I've been doing a lot of reading about marijuana, and am reading that I need to do "indica" brands of marijuana since I suffer from anxiety. if I'm buying it, do I simply ask for this, or do I have to specify (northern lights/trainwreck)... geez... this is all so confusing to me! :p

[KL4D4]

kelly clarkson

[ValkyrieAg]

DON'T GIVE UP!

I suggest that you be in your own home. On your couch. Noone is expected to come over, you don't need to be anywhere for 2-3 hrs.

Keep going, gauge yourself. Try just one hit next time. Theres no law that says you have to smoke a certain amount. When i first started (which i sort of started late relatively) I would worry sometimes about driving home. I would need to stop by the store, but didn't want to because I was a little paranoid. After about 3 months, I was making it a point to smoke BEFORE I ran errands. I was no longer paranoid and was 'in control'. Be very careful in public.

Keep going. I am a happy optimistic person as it is, but I don't think its possible to be high and unhappy. :)

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT:
If you or someone you know is having a panic-attack, or is 'freakin out', give them a dark soda. It will calm them down. Pepsi/Coke, Dr Pepper

Oh, and be well fed. If you need to be calmed down, eat something too.

[IceNine]

hmm for me the first time wasnt scary. I think its all gotta do with what Timothy Leary was talking about back in the 60's. Set and setting.

If you are feeling good in a comfortable environment, you will have a good high.

this is what I believe anyway.

[orangeman]

Wow... I wasn't expecting such quick replies. I thank you all SO much. :)

I've been doing a lot of reading about marijuana, and am reading that I need to do "indica" brands of marijuana since I suffer from anxiety. if I'm buying it, do I simply ask for this, or do I have to specify (northern lights/trainwreck)... geez... this is all so confusing to me! :p

Well Indica is just a species of Cannabis, along with Cannabis Sativa and Cannabis Ruderalis. It's just that Indica and Sativas are the mostly used since it's claimed that those are the two out of the three with the highest cannabinoid production. Trainwreck, Norther Lights, O.G. Kusk, those are all just strain names that fall under the category of being either a Sativa bred or Indica bred plant or a hybrid of the two species combined. But if you are buying from dealer most of the time you don't have to ask for anything because they'll probably just give you what ever they have lol. If you have Medical Card or something like that they might give you a list of their available strains. I don't really know how that works though so w/e.

[xmordeciax]

a lot of people get perinoid the first time.... hey at least you wernt one of th epeople that gotta smoke a million times before they get high for the first time...

[beautiful disaster]

Wow... you all are very cool and extremely supportive and helpful. :) I truly appreciate all the info.

Now I'm off to figure out how to get the best stuff. :) ;)

[orangeman]

Now I'm off to figure out how to get the best stuff. :) ;)

Well that would be growing it lol.

[NewbiePacker]

You from Jersey?


Wow... you all are very cool and extremely supportive and helpful. :) I truly appreciate all the info.

Now I'm off to figure out how to get the best stuff. :) ;)

[sam44]

Most people have panic attacks because they are not used being in an altered state of concioussness. Once you get used to the feeling of being fucked up, you'll calm down.

[Nochowderforyou]

One of the common side effects to new users of cannabis is anxiety/paranoia. Just don't think about it when you smoke. Instead, surround yourself in a very calm environment. Get with people you are comfortable with. Listen to some music that you enjoy. Light some incence to lighten the mood.

If it becomes to be too much to handle, your body is trying to tell you something, so I figure if you don't enjoy it, then don't do it. :)

[beautiful disaster]

You from Jersey?


nope... not from jersey. U?

[NewbiePacker]

Im in Jersey. Just asking hun...

[Xhoshi]

yeah...my first real high was just like what happened to you.
I didnt get real high the first time but the second time i tripped out so badly.
I thought i was dying or getting sucked into an unescapable white dimension.
I was real scared to smoke again but i continued experimenting until i was familiar with its effects. so don't be embarrased if ur paranoid when high because plenty of the ppl u smoke with went throught the same shit, they just happen to be more experienced.:thumbsup:

[Xhoshi]

o yeah...
and go with indica for sure.
that's the right choice for a mellow, easy-going high.
i'd recommend kush if u got the dough.

[lazy smoker7]

Yes i used to get very very fuckign paranoid... the first time i got really high i was actually walking fast as shit thinking cops were spying on me and my friend the whole time was trying to catch up to me telling me to chill .. lol good times :jointsmile: but now ive been smoking weed for 6 years now and do i get paranoid? nah barley at all...... after a while u gain mental tolerance to weed and you can handle ur self just about in eveyr situation possible.. and trust me ive been high in almost every situation possible... driving the car behind a cop.. talking to a cop ... skiing.. at school doing chores, building igloos, doing home work, going to the gym to work out while high ( its hard but i can still pull it off if u have the mental effort to push your self) and just about everything also pot has taught me alot of things about life and you can use it to help out your problems... trust me smoke pot and think about your problems and think what you can do to fix them and think about your life etc may work for you may not.... i started valuing my life more and more the more the smoked pot.... yes at first i was into the whole like gangster smoking pot thing but now i just simply use it to enjoy and think of how much a lucky person i am to be smoking this magical herb in such a beautiful world.... how lucky i am to be breathing and seeing etc... these are awesome things to think about when u smoke pot while ur looking at beautiful scenary and just think about the world nature etc......

[Matt the Funk]

I have really bad paranoia and Generlized anxiety, infact I was diagnosed as schizophrenic today, which kind of sucks ass. Anyways, you should probably smoke an indica if you can get your hands on one. I get panic attacks if I smoke too much of a sativa, and since this was your first time you probably got a sativa dominant and your mix of anxiety. Also weed causes paranoia in some people, so that could be it. With more experience you should be fine.

[lazy smoker7]

oh also I wish you an awesome and warm welcome to the amazing community of cannabis...

[EATproteinGetHUGErUS]

:(

I am a 33 year old female and took my first hit of pot last weekend (I know... I know.... it took me awhile to try it!) :)

I bought my own glass pipe at a tobacco shop and my friend supplied the pot. I took two hits total.... and I was fine with inhaling (although it burned like hell the second time!)

I felt like something was "strange" at first... and then slowly...I began to worry about EVERYTHING! "do I look stupid?" Will I ever feel normal? What time is it? Will I be able to drive home? Will I have a panic attack?" blah..blah..blah..

I do suffer from panic attacks and anxiety (I take Lexapro and the occasional xanax) and so I was really hoping pot would help calm me down.

Is this normal for a first timer to be so paranoid? Did I smoke too much? too little? Should I have rolled a joint mixed with tobacco instead of using a pipe? Did my surroundings effect my high?

I want to try it again so badly.. but I don't want to feel worried and paranoid and anxious. Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance for any replies. :)

a couple things I want to say. firstly, dont mix nicotine just yet..They both have different effects on blood pressure, just dont do it, at least until you build up tolerance

2. I suffer from panic and anxiety attacks just like you. And i have had lots of bad trips on pot. Panic attacks while high gave me some of the worst experiences of my life. But i have leanred some things

a. It seems like for me, if my body gets hit at once with a huge dose of thc, i naturally freak.
b. so what i do is even now (and i keep my tolerance low by the way), is take your time. Its not a race and pay no attention to the people smoking 3-4 bowls at once to get high. This is what I do. I take 2 hits right off the bat. Give that 10-15 minutes and let it run its course, which gives me an idea of the strength of the dose. With experience, i have a good feel for what i am doing. after 15 minutes has passed, i will take one or 2 more hits. Give that 5-10 minutes and see if i am as high as i want to be. By this time, i can feel the effect of each successive hit. If i am not high as i want to be, i keep repeating the process until i am at where i want to be. A certain point will come along where i feel like 1. a bigger dose probably wont get me higher than i already am and 2 i am as high as i want to be, there i stop. This does a couple things for me. My brain doesnt freak out when it gets slammed with a massive dose of thc at once. I think that spreading the dose out like this sort of prevents the huge spike in heart rate. So coming from a guy who has the same problems as you, this is what has helped me. Their is no reason to take more hits than you need. waste of money and waste of tolerance. weed is no fun with a high tolerance

(by the way, i have panic and anxiety attacks outside of pot too)

edit-more stuff- also, you need to know that if you ever do freak out, just relax and be calm and laugh it off. thc can seriously screw with your head. my heart is somthing that i freak out about mostly. I always perceive my heart rate as faster than it is. Like i will feel like i am panting and my heart is racing, than i will feel my chest and laugh at how normal my heart rate feels

[EATproteinGetHUGErUS]

just wanted to add one more thing yet......the 5 minute limit got passed up..anyway lastly

what used to happen when i lived in a dorm last year was this. We pretty much had to smoke really fast and try to do it as quickly as possible. And personally, i just cant handle a huge dose all at once. spreading it out allows me to adjust to the high at my own pace. I still get baked as all get out, and my body likes this way much better. Spreading out the dose is a great way for me to prevent freaking out since i can slowly adjust. this way, i feel like i am in control

[Coelho]

i felt somewhat like this my first time... i become afraid beacuse my perception were sooo distorted, my toughts confused, etc...
anyway, the next day i was dying to smoke again hehehe :jointsmile:

just one more advice... enjoy this "bad" trips... cause there will come one day in your life, after many time of smoking, you will wish you become as stoned as you were in this first time... but even you smoke a lot, you will never reach the feeling of this first times... so, enjoy, while you can :thumbsup:

keep toking, and welcome to the wonderful world of weed! :rasta:

[beautiful disaster]

I am really VERY grateful to all who have given me such insightful responses! :) it means a lot to me... all the support. :) I'm very curious to try pot again... but I'm having a hard time getting my hands on some (I'm such a rookie). :cool:

I'm reading that indica strains are definitely the best for me.... kush if I can find it. Now.... it's all about finding it!!!!!!!

[ckoutlaw]

i found this effective my first time, others may not, i ate a tab of acid to help calm me down. it worked...but the weed was weak...it was 350 mic tab btw...

[rabbitslayer]

Panic attacks suck... and the worst part is there's not a lot you can do about it. Just realize that it will probably happen, at least for awhile still :), and when it does, stop yourself for 2 seconds and say "this is because of the herb. chill out" and try to distract yourself with how nice your head feels or something :D :jointsmile: happy tokin

[Dr.Hashman]

The first time I ever smoked pot was when I was 12 years old (they seems really young now that I'm older) and at the Warp Tour in Boreal, California. I remember feeling different, not how I feel high now, but just like I was nothing yet something, if you know what I mean. I thought I was a free spirt because there were like 20,000 people all out at a ski-slope during the summer listening to bands play, such a hippy thing lol. But now I feel like I am myself except in a deeper (I feel like my eyes are in my brain look out out, I feel like I can see from 4" behind my eyelips. Anyways, so yeah, 12 years old was a turning point, then the first time I ever smoked out of a bong. "The Green Machine" was it's name. I really need to grow some pot fast because I hate buying weeds for $50 and 1/8 or 5 grams or so. Plus I feel like I am always inconveniencing him since he is my friend, but not good hanging out friend. Ya know.

[Captain Hanks]

Give it another try in the comfort of your own home. Also, try only taking 1 small rip and see how you feel... determining it from there...!

[unconscious]

I sketched out like fucking crazy my first time, and I haven't ever gotten paranoid again after smoking.

[TheSmokingMonkey]

:(

I am a 33 year old female and took my first hit of pot last weekend (I know... I know.... it took me awhile to try it!) :)

I bought my own glass pipe at a tobacco shop and my friend supplied the pot. I took two hits total.... and I was fine with inhaling (although it burned like hell the second time!)

I felt like something was "strange" at first... and then slowly...I began to worry about EVERYTHING! "do I look stupid?" Will I ever feel normal? What time is it? Will I be able to drive home? Will I have a panic attack?" blah..blah..blah..

I do suffer from panic attacks and anxiety (I take Lexapro and the occasional xanax) and so I was really hoping pot would help calm me down.

Is this normal for a first timer to be so paranoid? Did I smoke too much? too little? Should I have rolled a joint mixed with tobacco instead of using a pipe? Did my surroundings effect my high?

I want to try it again so badly.. but I don't want to feel worried and paranoid and anxious. Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance for any replies. :)

My husband cannot smoke. He has taken antianxiety medication, including xanax, for several years. When he smokes, he freaks out about everything, and eventually vomits. His first few times were fine but now he just can't do it.

Sometimes I think it is a mental barrier, but the vomiting makes me think there is something physical that prohibits him from having a good time.

Anyway, be cautious, and never mix w/ alcohol.

[EATproteinGetHUGErUS]

My husband cannot smoke. He has taken antianxiety medication, including xanax, for several years. When he smokes, he freaks out about everything, and eventually vomits. His first few times were fine but now he just can't do it.

Sometimes I think it is a mental barrier, but the vomiting makes me think there is something physical that prohibits him from having a good time.

Anyway, be cautious, and never mix w/ alcohol.

thats really unfortunate.....But have had alcohol with weed a couple times, a little bit of weed and alot of alcohol.....and it felt pretty amazing

[chisme]

:(

I am a 33 year old female and took my first hit of pot last weekend (I know... I know.... it took me awhile to try it!) :)

I bought my own glass pipe at a tobacco shop and my friend supplied the pot. I took two hits total.... and I was fine with inhaling (although it burned like hell the second time!)

I felt like something was "strange" at first... and then slowly...I began to worry about EVERYTHING! "do I look stupid?" Will I ever feel normal? What time is it? Will I be able to drive home? Will I have a panic attack?" blah..blah..blah..

I do suffer from panic attacks and anxiety (I take Lexapro and the occasional xanax) and so I was really hoping pot would help calm me down.

Is this normal for a first timer to be so paranoid? Did I smoke too much? too little? Should I have rolled a joint mixed with tobacco instead of using a pipe? Did my surroundings effect my high?

I want to try it again so badly.. but I don't want to feel worried and paranoid and anxious. Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance for any replies. :)



try smoking a joint its a fuck load smoother ,

the reason it was so harsh is cos u smoked it in a pipe the first time u smoked....i find this way of smoking harsh now and i been smoking 6-7 years

and the calmness WILL COME BELEIVE

[five0addict]

same thing happened to my g/f the first few times she smoked, there was nothing i could have said to calm her down. that 3rd time tho, wow was she happy!

[beautiful disaster]

Just an update:

My friend had pot with her yesterday.... so I agreed to do only ONE small hit. I didn't want to get all paranoid again...so I was taking all your advice and trying it again..but much more slowly! :)

Anyway... like I said, it was a small hit.... but I have to say.... I felt more relaxed... no anxiety.... just sort of an strange "buzzy/numb" sensation. It was so suttle, I had no idea if I was just feeling the alcohol I had drank earlier or if it was from the hit..... but regardless... no anxiety... and it felt a lot better!

I'm ready to go again!!!!!! :) :) :):thumbsup:

[peaceandlove420]

Kush is your new best friend.

Find it.

And you will be very, very relaxed and happy.

Just don't eat too much ; )

And you are correct about the indica. Strong sativa strains can trip you out and make your heart race.

Kick back on some medical (if you can find it, I don't know your location) or something indica dominant.

O and ahead of time, pre-pick some of your favorite music and have it ready to play.

[beautiful disaster]

Kush is your new best friend.

Find it.

And you will be very, very relaxed and happy.

Just don't eat too much ; )

And you are correct about the indica. Strong sativa strains can trip you out and make your heart race.

Kick back on some medical (if you can find it, I don't know your location) or something indica dominant.

O and ahead of time, pre-pick some of your favorite music and have it ready to play.

I think I may have scored some kush. A friend of a friend of mine is picking some up for himself next week... he said he'd score me some! I'm so excited!

[lava521]

dont prepick music... its best to try and get something on when your blazed! you always pick weird ass shit that way :oP

[0ffspring]

my first time i didn't really like it, y'know, just kinda felt light headed, that was before i knew what a true high was, lol...

[lava521]

oh yeah, another thing. Sometimes glass one hitters can be a lot for a new smoker. Maybe try rolling a spliff if your smoke cigs. If not, then dont pile drive your pipe! :o)

[503Danks]

It may just be how you are. Try it again and see what's up. You can pop a xanax and it will calm you down from your high.

I've met a girl who when she smokes bud she gets paranoid like she smoked meth.
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[beautiful disaster]

my first time i didn't really like it, y'know, just kinda felt light headed, that was before i knew what a true high was, lol...

:D I'm striving to find that 'true high' too.. :D

[beautiful disaster]

Okay..... I'm SO new at this... I know...I know.....


but seriously, how do I go about finding someone who can "supply" my needs? I have a friend of my boyfriend's who is getting me some kush hybrid in a few days..... do I just ask if this "friend of a friend" can keep supplying me if I want? I mean... as stupid as I KNOW THIS SOUNDS..... how do you "appropriately" ask that you want more pot? Also... how much am I looking to spend if I want enough to last me a couple of months..?

P.S. I'm totally drunk right now... so please don't be harsh for me sounding like a total idiot. :)

Thanks! :) :) :)

[Snorbel]

You don't even know if you like it yet lol, you shouldn't be that worried about a supply yet. But your current person sounds fine for small amounts.

[GosTo]

im sometimes like that, but not really like how do i look, i usually am like holy shit im gonna get caught. but i pass fine

so next time you do it just do it in a safe surrounding with your friends

i mean you cant beat that and if your in that situation dont think about those kinds of things, in the end, do those things even matter? :hippy:

[666300]

It looks like this thread is already full of advice and important shit, so I'll tell a story related to the topic.


My first time smoking was on Halloween and it was with 4 friends. We split a nice joint and i was quite baked, it was a good time. Well my friend Neil though that all the cars that drove by where the cops, he'd like try to walk really normally and seemed pretty paranoid. Sometimes he would hide in the ditch or something if he thought the cops were coming. One time i remember he just like threw himself into a ditch and landed in a thorn bush. It was an awesome experience i think even for him but he seemed pretty scared sometimes.

[Chieftain WeedGuyver]

I got into buying weed through my roommate. He was experienced with it so he asked around to people we knew. One lead us to another, and the other was able to found us some weed.

It just regular, but it works on me just fine. He gives us small ammounts though =/

We found this other guy that sells us stronger price for about the same or less. Gets you really high really fast.

Now what I'm waiting is next weekend. Roommate found a guy that can get us a pile of weed about the size of a brick for $250 bucks, which wwe're gonna spslit the cost.

PS: Sorry if I didn't make sense, I'm really baked righ tnow.

[beautiful disaster]

You don't even know if you like it yet lol, you shouldn't be that worried about a supply yet. But your current person sounds fine for small amounts.

:o You are right..... I'm not even 100% sure I will take to smoking pot..... I'm just being optimistic and hopeful that I will! :))) I drink way too often.... it would be nice to have something else to be into (even though it's ridiculously illegal). ;)

[Coelho]

well... i really wish you start loving weed... i think the only thing where the booze is better than weed is you cant be prosecuted by drinking... everything else makes weed much better than booze... im sure a lot of stoners here dont even drink (like me)
so, keep on weed! im sure soon you will have the perfect high, and then will fall in love with this wonderful plant! Good luck, and happy toking! :jointsmile:

[JaggedEdge]

:o You are right..... I'm not even 100% sure I will take to smoking pot..... I'm just being optimistic and hopeful that I will! :))) I drink way too often.... it would be nice to have something else to be into (even though it's ridiculously illegal). ;)

That is why I orignially started smoking daily. I weighed the health effects and it was much safer than getting drunk nearly every night.

I skipped through a lot of these posts, but I would suggest just getting an 8th for your first buy. If you were to only smoke a bowl a night it would last you about 5-7 days. Maybe a little longer, I suck at math, maybe a little less. I smoke about two or more a day though and an 8th lasts me 2-4 days, if that helps.

I fogot what kind of meds you said you are on, but if it is an anti depresent just pay attention that you make sure the weed doesn't cancel out the effects of the meds.

My g/f recently was prescribed Prozac and her doctor said she will be giving her a drug test every week. She said there is no physical danger in mixing the two, but that the weed could decrease the effectivness of the prozac. She hasn't started taking it yet... we are a little wary of prozac...

Good luck with everything. Depending on how good your dealers are, you prob won't be able to pick what kind you want. Some know what they are doing, but it seems like most don't. A lot of them sadly won't even know what you mean if you ask for a Sativia or Indica dominate strain.

If you are going to pick it up with your friend. Ask the guy you get it from if it would be alright for you to pick up another 1/8th or Q in a week or so.

Welcome to the family.

[Chieftain WeedGuyver]

Like others here said, a joint is a much smoother way to smoke than a pipe. Get a friend who knows how to roll to teach you, eventually you'll learn and if it's too time consuming come up on a way to roll like I did.

Also a bong or bubbler will cool down the smoke through the water. Only thing is the bong will let you take more smoke, which means you'll get higher quicker. The bubbler will be cooler than a pipe, but joints are better for starting out in my opinion.

Hope it all goes good for ya.

[beautiful disaster]

All of your responses are awesome. :) You guys/gals are seriously so cool and very helpful. I appreciate it VERY much! :)

[silverspring07]

Since I started smoking weed on a regular basis 4 or so months ago I rarely drink and when I do I don't get completely hammered like I used to. Its so nice not having the hangovers, puking, and feeling like crap anymore. Now when I am stressed out drinking is the last thing on my mind;) Also it really helps with my migraines. I just smoked the last of the half ounce i bought 4 months ago and need to find some more...(yes, i'm a lightweight and not able to smoke every day.)

[beautiful disaster]

Since I started smoking weed on a regular basis 4 or so months ago I rarely drink and when I do I don't get completely hammered like I used to. Its so nice not having the hangovers, puking, and feeling like crap anymore. Now when I am stressed out drinking is the last thing on my mind;) Also it really helps with my migraines. I just smoked the last of the half ounce i bought 4 months ago and need to find some more...(yes, i'm a lightweight and not able to smoke every day.)


SilverSpring07, I really hope that I will be that way as well. I'm actually getting really sick of feeling like shit the day after drinking. I'm a real vodka/diet soda drinker....and I'm getting VERY tired of it. I would LOVE to get a good buzz from weed and then let it wear off without the hangover. Wish me luck. ;)

Oh...and I'm sort of an exercise junkie..... so I'm always trying to avoid excess calories from the alcohol. Of course, now I have to worry about getting 'the munchies' :) hee hee;)

[Amun]

youll get used to it.


it feels weird because youve never been in that kind of state of mind before. youll learn to love it ;D

[Zohar]

In regards to finding some bud, it sounds like you are doing the right thing for a cannabis newbie. Asking your friends is a good way to start, I know I don't speak for everyone but new cannabis smokers are always a pleasure to be around. Seems like many of us love taking you newbies under our guiding wings, it stresses the whole brotherhood/sisterhood aspect of cannabis. Ask your friend how you can find some weed, they may even offer to snag some for you when they pick up (as it sounds like they are now). Just becareful, I would never advise asking random people on the streets or even just random friends you know unless they smoke, a lot of people are not as open minded about smoking as you are, and it's a shame but they may try and get you in trouble (over a plant).

Secondly,
I agree with everyone who stresses moderation while smoking when you eventually do get some bud.

I've gone from smoking around 4 blunts a day (a huge waste imo) to about a joint a day (not even huge joints either, just a bit shy of 1/2 a gram in one o.O). After taking a break my tolerence decreased and I've been trying not to overload it. Smoking just 1/2 of a joint will get me moderately to very stoned and I'm quite comfortable with that. I guess the reason I am stressing this is because I can make an eigth last me a week (and a couple days if I dip into my roaches, but they are for emergencies), or a quater can last me two weeks.

[Coelho]

I know I don't speak for everyone but new cannabis smokers are always a pleasure to be around. Seems like many of us love taking you newbies under our guiding wings, it stresses the whole brotherhood/sisterhood aspect of cannabis.

yes... i love to help new cannabis smokers too... its a very rewarding thing, specially if the newbie becomes a true lover of this wonderful plant :jointsmile:

[beautiful disaster]

In regards to finding some bud, it sounds like you are doing the right thing for a cannabis newbie. Asking your friends is a good way to start, I know I don't speak for everyone but new cannabis smokers are always a pleasure to be around. Seems like many of us love taking you newbies under our guiding wings, it stresses the whole brotherhood/sisterhood aspect of cannabis. Ask your friend how you can find some weed, they may even offer to snag some for you when they pick up (as it sounds like they are now). Just becareful, I would never advise asking random people on the streets or even just random friends you know unless they smoke, a lot of people are not as open minded about smoking as you are, and it's a shame but they may try and get you in trouble (over a plant).

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I agree with everyone who stresses moderation while smoking when you eventually do get some bud.

I've gone from smoking around 4 blunts a day (a huge waste imo) to about a joint a day (not even huge joints either, just a bit shy of 1/2 a gram in one o.O). After taking a break my tolerence decreased and I've been trying not to overload it. Smoking just 1/2 of a joint will get me moderately to very stoned and I'm quite comfortable with that. I guess the reason I am stressing this is because I can make an eigth last me a week (and a couple days if I dip into my roaches, but they are for emergencies), or a quater can last me two weeks.


You are very kind. I appreciate you (and thank you too, Cohelo) for not making me feel lame for being a newbie in this new world of cannabis smoking. :) I have felt very welcome from day one of finding this site... and it's because of people like you guys! ;)

My friend who is getting me some week this week (hopefully) has been a friend of mine for MANY years and is quite the educated pot smoker. He respects it and knows his stuff.... which is exactly why I called him and asked him for tons of info before I even asked if he could find me some. I asked which strains would be best...etc..etc.... :)

Thank you guys for making me feel very excited to learn more about this new world I'm getting into! :) Moderation is key... and I respect that rule in all aspects of my life. Thanks for all the great advice! :)