It's fair to say that, unfortunately, marijuana just isn't for everyone.

I can tell you're reasonably intelligent, but I think the fact that you read so much about it may have fucked up the experience for you. From reading and hearing so much about weed, your expectations must have been through the roof, and that is really not the way to go about it. Also, as many have said, it's really not smart to start out with marijuana by eating it. It's also true that many people have either no effect or an adverse effect their first few times, so please don't be discouraged by all this. Smoke it out of a pipe, a bong, a joint, or a blunt with an experienced friend, and if nothing really happens OR if you have another "bad" experience, simply try it again after awhile. If you finally experience a true, good high and still end up not liking it...well, it really isn't for everyone.

I strongly recommend giving it a few more tries, however. I know there's many of us on here who would love to introduce you to it the right way, if you lived anywhere near us.

Good luck. I hope you end up liking it, because, even though I'm on hiatus right now, this plant has improved the quality of my life.