My friend tried it because his brother gave him some and he ranted about how awesome it was for about a week. Then another friend tried it and ranted even more. So that whole week I did a shit load of research (which also lead me to this site and my best friend erowid.org) and realized how safe it was and tried it that weekend. Perfect first time 5 friends sitting on the edge of a lake with a wooden indian pipe getting passed all around.