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I've tried cannabis a few times but I couldn't get it to do nearly anything at all. I've tried a few different kinds and also tried THC tincture, but could neve

I've tried cannabis a few times but I couldn't get it to do nearly anything at all. I've tried a few different kinds and also tried THC tincture, but could never get anything to happen other than some slight dissociation. Is that "stoned"? Is my brain just not receptive to it or something?

djkoolaide 2y ago
People have this strange concept that weed is supposed to make you see rainbows and stuff lol. I'd say your experience is about normal.
- LoganDark 2y ago
  I've never heard about rainbows and stuff, at least not for weed. I've heard for some people it increases their depth perception to potentially painful levels, I've heard for some people it makes them feel like they can see with their eyes closed, I've heard for some people it makes daydreams more vivid/accessible, I've heard for some people it makes things feel/appear funnier than they actually are... but for me it's just some slight dissociation, which doesn't exactly manifest as a particularly interesting or impaired experience since I experience dissociation all the time just naturally (thanks to my dissociative disorder).
- guelo 2y ago
  No that is not normal. Normal is noticing within a mini or two that your mind is significantly altered.
  - LoganDark 2y ago
    In my experience a lot of people are not great at telling when their mind is altered. Myself included at times.
ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 2y ago
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- LoganDark 2y ago
  (I replied to an earlier version of the parent whose text I don't have in my browser cache, oops.) Ah but you see, I don't even identify as a member of that species at all :) (I am used to people telling me essentially boo hoo.) > I mean, whats the worse that can happen? You might develop schizophrenia? I'd like the opportunity to try it at least. Along with like... most things. Even/especially the stuff that is most stereotyped.
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iammrpayments 2y ago
It just made me feel 0 anxiety, but I thought the experience was not good enough to justify breaking the law
- codr7 2y ago
  The law is broken, you couldn't break it more if you tried.
portaouflop 2y ago
Every human brain is different, some smoke a lot of pot and develop serious mental issues— others smoke a ton for years and you don’t notice any change. The problem imo with this kinds of studies is that people can’t take the nuance and rather see it as “weed = bad” or some other binary outcome. Imo all drugs have a potential to be dangerous — all adults should have free agency what they do with their bodies. Sure cannabis, alcohol or mushrooms are dangerous, but I would argue a society that makes their use completely illegal without nuance is not a free society
- pea 2y ago
  It's very interesting. I am extremely sensitive to THC, in a way I am not to any other drugs. A small amount (5mg) gives me full on disassociation/derealization, very anxious thoughts, etc. I always wondered if other people had the same experience of THC as I did, but responded _psychologically_ differently to me, or if it was a _physiologically_ different experience. It was very confusing during high school. Bizarrely I've found this react to weed much more common in the UK than California. There would be no reason for that to be true, though.
  - ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 2y ago
    > A small amount (5mg) gives me full on disassociation/derealization, very anxious thoughts, etc It is pretty common for people to have panic attacks while using cannabis. Those can be the symptoms of a panic attack. > There would be no reason for that to be true, though. Concentration, cannabinoid composition, adulteration (analogues, enhancement, etc), contamination (heavy metals, pesticides, mold, environmental or biotic toxins) are a few things that come to mind.
  - LoganDark 2y ago
    > I always wondered if other people had the same experience of THC as I did, but responded _psychologically_ differently to me, or if it was a _physiologically_ different experience. It was very confusing during high school. I wonder this too. Maybe, say, non-autistic people would interpret differently what I see as mild dissociation, and experience all of the... whatever the fuck THC is supposed to do to Normal People. Or so the theory goes.
bongodongobob 2y ago
This sounds snarky but you just didn't do enough.
- LoganDark 2y ago
  I'm not sure how to do more. I think in all cases I tried to take as much as I could. I basically can't smoke or vape it because every time I try, I feel like I'm going to choke and die, and I cough for something like 5 minutes straight. When I tried the tincture, I took 50mg of THC orally. (250mg per 30oz, so 6oz.) Although I guess I could just be unable to take THC orally, which would suck, because smoking it is miserable. (I am really not a smoker...)
  - bongodongobob 2y ago
    Yeah, edibles don't do much for me either. Hit a vape pen.
    - LoganDark 2y ago
      I have one. Makes me feel like my lungs are about to explode and I can't breathe for like 5 minutes after. I hate it.
Havoc 2y ago
Sounds like a dosage situation. A lot of the tincture stuff just isn’t all that strong. Effect wise - I mostly notice it in sensation of time. Two hours feels like four. And it’s not smooth flow of time - almost skips occasionally.
csomar 2y ago
Your brain is not receptive. This could be a worse, however. If you have schizophrenia within the family, you might be at risk. The doctor strongly recommended I do not take any cannabis because there is a risk it triggers a psychosis episode. I wouldn’t see cannabis having no effect as good news as that’s not representative of the average experience.
- LoganDark 2y ago
  I've been trying to cause a psychotic episode for years and so far have not yet succeeded :) I think the sticking point for me is that I refuse to knowingly cause myself permanent brain damage. That heavily limits my options.
  - csomar 2y ago
    Triggering a psychotic episode is a very dangerous thing as it can turn into permanent psychosis. That's one of the dangers of cannabis and LSD.
    - LoganDark 2y ago
      Sometimes I still wonder if that would even be such a bad thing. But maybe I'm not fit to make that determination lol
Perenti 2y ago
I knew a few people when I was young (20s) that "pot does nothing" to them. Then one day they took a toke from a joint going round and were totally munged. I've seen it a few times, and I have no idea why it's like that for some people.
rufus_foreman 2y ago
That was my experience also. I would smoke with my stoner friends, and it didn't seem to do much. I would think maybe I wasn't inhaling enough or something but then I would look in the mirror and my eyes were blood red. I think it's just an expectations thing. I was doing max doses of acid for a long time before I ever used marijuana, and that ain't "some slight dissociation". On acid, you would watch the houses across the street stand up, join hands, and dance around in circles. Pot just didn't move the needle.

djkoolaide 2y ago

People have this strange concept that weed is supposed to make you see rainbows and stuff lol. I'd say your experience is about normal.

LoganDark 2y ago
I've never heard about rainbows and stuff, at least not for weed. I've heard for some people it increases their depth perception to potentially painful levels, I've heard for some people it makes them feel like they can see with their eyes closed, I've heard for some people it makes daydreams more vivid/accessible, I've heard for some people it makes things feel/appear funnier than they actually are... but for me it's just some slight dissociation, which doesn't exactly manifest as a particularly interesting or impaired experience since I experience dissociation all the time just naturally (thanks to my dissociative disorder).
guelo 2y ago
No that is not normal. Normal is noticing within a mini or two that your mind is significantly altered.
- LoganDark 2y ago
  In my experience a lot of people are not great at telling when their mind is altered. Myself included at times.

ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 2y ago

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LoganDark 2y ago
(I replied to an earlier version of the parent whose text I don't have in my browser cache, oops.) Ah but you see, I don't even identify as a member of that species at all :) (I am used to people telling me essentially boo hoo.) > I mean, whats the worse that can happen? You might develop schizophrenia? I'd like the opportunity to try it at least. Along with like... most things. Even/especially the stuff that is most stereotyped.
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iammrpayments 2y ago

It just made me feel 0 anxiety, but I thought the experience was not good enough to justify breaking the law

codr7 2y ago
The law is broken, you couldn't break it more if you tried.

portaouflop 2y ago

Every human brain is different, some smoke a lot of pot and develop serious mental issues— others smoke a ton for years and you don’t notice any change. The problem imo with this kinds of studies is that people can’t take the nuance and rather see it as “weed = bad” or some other binary outcome. Imo all drugs have a potential to be dangerous — all adults should have free agency what they do with their bodies. Sure cannabis, alcohol or mushrooms are dangerous, but I would argue a society that makes their use completely illegal without nuance is not a free society

pea 2y ago
It's very interesting. I am extremely sensitive to THC, in a way I am not to any other drugs. A small amount (5mg) gives me full on disassociation/derealization, very anxious thoughts, etc. I always wondered if other people had the same experience of THC as I did, but responded _psychologically_ differently to me, or if it was a _physiologically_ different experience. It was very confusing during high school. Bizarrely I've found this react to weed much more common in the UK than California. There would be no reason for that to be true, though.
- ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 2y ago
  > A small amount (5mg) gives me full on disassociation/derealization, very anxious thoughts, etc It is pretty common for people to have panic attacks while using cannabis. Those can be the symptoms of a panic attack. > There would be no reason for that to be true, though. Concentration, cannabinoid composition, adulteration (analogues, enhancement, etc), contamination (heavy metals, pesticides, mold, environmental or biotic toxins) are a few things that come to mind.
- LoganDark 2y ago
  > I always wondered if other people had the same experience of THC as I did, but responded _psychologically_ differently to me, or if it was a _physiologically_ different experience. It was very confusing during high school. I wonder this too. Maybe, say, non-autistic people would interpret differently what I see as mild dissociation, and experience all of the... whatever the fuck THC is supposed to do to Normal People. Or so the theory goes.

bongodongobob 2y ago

This sounds snarky but you just didn't do enough.

LoganDark 2y ago
I'm not sure how to do more. I think in all cases I tried to take as much as I could. I basically can't smoke or vape it because every time I try, I feel like I'm going to choke and die, and I cough for something like 5 minutes straight. When I tried the tincture, I took 50mg of THC orally. (250mg per 30oz, so 6oz.) Although I guess I could just be unable to take THC orally, which would suck, because smoking it is miserable. (I am really not a smoker...)
- bongodongobob 2y ago
  Yeah, edibles don't do much for me either. Hit a vape pen.
  - LoganDark 2y ago
    I have one. Makes me feel like my lungs are about to explode and I can't breathe for like 5 minutes after. I hate it.

Havoc 2y ago

Sounds like a dosage situation. A lot of the tincture stuff just isn’t all that strong. Effect wise - I mostly notice it in sensation of time. Two hours feels like four. And it’s not smooth flow of time - almost skips occasionally.

csomar 2y ago

Your brain is not receptive. This could be a worse, however. If you have schizophrenia within the family, you might be at risk. The doctor strongly recommended I do not take any cannabis because there is a risk it triggers a psychosis episode. I wouldn’t see cannabis having no effect as good news as that’s not representative of the average experience.

LoganDark 2y ago
I've been trying to cause a psychotic episode for years and so far have not yet succeeded :) I think the sticking point for me is that I refuse to knowingly cause myself permanent brain damage. That heavily limits my options.
- csomar 2y ago
  Triggering a psychotic episode is a very dangerous thing as it can turn into permanent psychosis. That's one of the dangers of cannabis and LSD.
  - LoganDark 2y ago
    Sometimes I still wonder if that would even be such a bad thing. But maybe I'm not fit to make that determination lol

Perenti 2y ago

I knew a few people when I was young (20s) that "pot does nothing" to them. Then one day they took a toke from a joint going round and were totally munged. I've seen it a few times, and I have no idea why it's like that for some people.

rufus_foreman 2y ago

That was my experience also. I would smoke with my stoner friends, and it didn't seem to do much. I would think maybe I wasn't inhaling enough or something but then I would look in the mirror and my eyes were blood red. I think it's just an expectations thing. I was doing max doses of acid for a long time before I ever used marijuana, and that ain't "some slight dissociation". On acid, you would watch the houses across the street stand up, join hands, and dance around in circles. Pot just didn't move the needle.