Trying out weed.
 

I've been offered an opportunity to try out some weed. Now, I'm 26 and I've never tried it before, or seen it, or smelled it, nor have I ever known anyone (non-American) who has smoked it. So I have mixed feelings about it. I don't smoke and rarely drink, but I am curious.

What would YOU do?

I wouldn't . . . JUST SAY NO!

I really don't see the problem with trying it out. Your old enough to your limits, and it is a lot less dangerous than alcohol...

You don't seem very enthusiastic about trying it, so you probably shouldn't :\

I don't see the problem with NOT trying it out.

Prince, why exactly are you wanting to try it anyway. Is it just out of curiousity or what?

Try it. Why go by other people's positive/negative experiences? Find out for your self.

This is what life is about. Experience.

Do what you think is right.

Same here.

Exactly.

last semester my roomates smoked out every night....i had the opportunity but chose not....its not that hard to say no....but i know the temptation.....i wouldnt mind trying it....but i wouldnt become a pothead either.....its your choice.....if you try it and dont like it then theres no harm done....if you do like then you should limit yourself if you want to smoke it again...but the choice is yours

I am not gonna say try it or not to try it...But just make sure you are staying wherever you smoke it...If you do decide to try it that is.

Weed makes alot of people paranoid..it could take that effect on you or maybe it won't...But if you are in a house with people you feel comfortable with..Then it won't be that bad. Weed makes me paranoid..I only smoke when me & my friends are just gonna chill for the night. I have gone to the club and smoked before, But it feels like the whole club is watching me...Meanwhile everybody in the club is puffin a spliff.

If it's your first time trying it..You are probably going to giggle the whole night away...the first time i smoked I laughed the whole night and it actually started to hurt my stomach cause i couldn't stop laughing...But it was still a good night.

Anyways....be safe.

Yeah, make sure your with people you know and trust. The few times I've been offered to try it, I was with people I knew but wouldn't trust much, so I declined. Also make sure it's not just from some random person off the street either, never know what could be in it...

Very true...also, you might not get "high" the first time...just be careful...

Just think about down the line. Do you have a job that drug tests you, are you going to get a job soon that may drug test you? Being that it is going to be your first time it should be out of your system in about 2 weeks.

Yea....If you have no interest in smoking more throughout your life...dont try it. Your liable to like it.

here is what i would suggest before trying any drug.. research the effects of the drug - you may not personally like the effect of being high.. research the side effects of the drug.. research any long term effects or serious problems you could run into doing the drug.. make sure you are willing to deal with the fact that it is a drug and you are using it. Smoke with someone you trust and know pretty well... it can be a good experience.. just know what you are getting into first!

to me, weed is better than drinking....

it doesnt fuck you up as bad, and you get no hangover....first time trying it, you'll be addicted though...

if you fight the small addiction from the first time, you wont HAVE to have it again...you wont have any withdrawl symptoms for more than 24 hours...so it goes away rather quickly..only if you've tried it once...more than once, the addiction grows stronger..


but man, when me and my friends are high...we pass around 4 fatties for every 2 people in.....its so fun...

Its not as harmful either...they say smoking one joint is like smoking 4 cigarettes...

well..lets see, if you're a smoker, chances are you prolly smoke appx. one pack or more per day...

hmm....lets think about that....1-2joints=4-8 cigarettes, or 24+ cigarettes...now which is worse...

Im all for it man...but dont be depressed or anything when you get high, i heard people become angry or something...never witnessed anything bad from weed....alcohol is a different story of course.... :)

But both are fun... :)

I personally consider marijuana a vast waste of time. But I don't think the most fervent anti-drug zealot would tell you that one try would hurt you. He _might_ try to tell you that then you'd want more and more and embark on the road to hell, etc.... but weed doesn't really work that way. If you're curious, try it. Since you have neither a smoking nor drinking habit already, I really doubt that you're going to acquire a marijuana habit.

Just try it, there really is no reason not to. Its much safer than alcohol. You just feel really relaxed after you smoke its an excellent feeling that you get with nothing else. Just have some junk food around and something really cold to drink after you smoke. At least for me I used to get real bad cottonmouth after I did it and needed something to drink. Also remember to suck it all the way down, dont smoke weed like you would a cigar.. you want it down in your lungs and hold it there for a second and you will definitly get high. I made that mistake the first 2 tiems i smoked and was like wtf it didnt do shit and once I started doing that i was like omfg this is the best thing evar! ( i was in 10th grade, lol). Anyway it's really a phase that (at least everyone i know) goes through in highschool and then it just kind of ends. I havent smoked since 11th grade and havent had the need to, just doesnt appeal to me as much as it used to. But definitly just try it... no harm it in at all.. :)

exactly...its not too bad either, nor is it expensive....like cocaine or something...i never tried anything except tobacco, weed, and alcohol...only drugs i have ever done...besides prescription by a doctor of course...


weed's fun anyways... :)

Do what YOU want to do. It's your choice.

Yeap, it is. But I'd like it to be an informed one. Especially when it comes to the legal implications, and possibility of addiction. Which is why I am asking people for their experiences.

i would recommend trying it. you may end up liking it, but smoke it in moderation the first time. take a few tokes and see how you feel. its all about building a tolerance, and you dont have one yet :P

good luck and have fun

Addiction isnt a factor with weed. You'll like it, more likely, but you wont become addicted. you stop when you want to is all.

As for my experiences, I smoked probably once or twice a week for a year and quit cold turkey as soon as I got back home. I had no problem quitting, and no regrets about smoking or not smoking.

Again, its your choice.

Try it. The worst that could happen is you end up having a surprise drug test somewhere :P

You can get addicted to Marijuana. Don't be fooled by everyone who says that you can't. Like ANY drug if you have an addictive personality you can and most likely will get addicted to it. If you don't believe me ask anyone in N.A. or listen to Love Line sometime. I personally know 2 people who are addicted to it. They tell you that they can stop any time they want but they can't. And there are withdrawl symptoms associated with the addiciton as well.

Well..

I am 26 as well and like you have never tried it. In my own personal opinion.. don't bother trying it. You have gone this far without it.... no need to break now.

I have grown up around it and want no part of it. (personal opinion)

hey Prince;

Women not girls rule my world
I said they rule my world
Act your age, mama (Not your shoe size)
Not your shoe size
Maybe we could do the twirl
you don't have to watch Dynasty
to have an attitude
you just leave it all up to me
My love will be your food
Yeah

You don't have to be rich
to be my girl
you don't have to be cool
to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
Kiss

my advice... its totally up to you.
if you like the people, and the scene... then i can´t see why not, go forth and experience all that life offers!
but (and it sounds like this is the case) if you have your doubts, then don´t.

its easy... but then you should also consider what your namesake (TAFKAP) would do... i believe he´d take the toke and love it.

roflmao...hehe...actually, he's so tightarsed about drugs and cigarettes, i doubt he'd go for it...

Do you even know what you're saying?

Took me a while to figure out what "TAFKAP" stood for..

From an interview. See, Prince says go do the drugs! *lol* Remember, you only live once, so live your life the best you can. Do what you want and if the drugs aren't what you want then don't do it.

Physically addicted, no, you cannot become addicted to marajuana...years upon years of medical research have proven this. There are no physical "withdrawal symptoms."

Psychologically addicted, yes, this is possible...however, it takes a long time of habitual use (or a very addictive personality) to become addicted in this way.

My suggestion to you is to do some research...take a look at www.erowid.com under marajuana...weigh the pros and cons and your motivation for wanting to try it...then make an informed choice.

At the end of the day, if you do try it, you will probably find that it is a new experience and it might open your mind a bit...then again, you might not like how it makes you feel and you might decide never to do it again.


:p

I tried it twice long ago in college and the main thing it seemed to do was make me sleepy. YMMV.

Bah...pot's no big deal. If you give it a try and don't like it, don't try it again. If you like it and want to keep smoking it, make sure you are a responsible smoker and smoke it only when appropriate. If/when you get a job that has silly drug testing, then it may be time to stop (until you get into management:D)

I would never smoke anything, and since you haven't done that shit yet I would suggest that you don't either. Why start now?

Why not try it? You are an adult and can make you own decisions....but remember, if everyone starts jumping off the nearest bridge doesn't mean you have to as well.

Becoming addicted to Marijuana is something that will take a long time...Don't listen to everybody saying after you smoke one spliff your hooked..

If you like it...Fine, Keep at as a weekend thing...Only smoking on the weekends or everyother weekends will not get you addicted to it.

The high is definatly an expierence, It relax's you..Enhances your mind...makes you think of everything from a different perspective...But again, it's your choice...There is no harm in trying it or when you are under the influence of it, Just be around people you know & trust and everything will be good....Or if you decide not to try it..Then that's fine too...I'm just trying to give you a perspective about it.

It affects everyone differently. I didn't try it until I was 28. I loved it. Have a blast everytime I smoke. I don't do it on a regular basis though. I did smoke a month ago while in Amsterdam with my husband. But now that I'm home, I haven't thought twice about. If the opportunity comes for me to smoke again, I definitely will. But I'm fine without it as well. It's not something I have to have. Try it, have fun. You'll know if you like it or not when you do.

Give it a shot. Its a pretty nice mellowing experience.

When are you gonna try it? Also tell us how you liked it and if you decide not to, give us a reason why!

kthnx :)

You don't have to smoke it to get high from marijuana. You can vaporize it, or cook with it. Both are better ways than smoking. If you check Erowid, and do a little bit of poking around you should come across plenty of information for both.

i agree

brownies are good

Don't worry. Be happy. :)

I tried it, and hated it. I'm over with it, and there are better things for me to do. The only way for you to know what YOU want is to try it. I'd say go for it. Just don't let it become a problem.

go for it, you only live once

Go for it, man. Personally, it's something that relaxes me and gets my creative juices flowing -- I write/compose songs under the influence, and I really like the way they come out.

However, do think about the repercussions: do you have a drug test coming up? After your first smoke, it'll take about a week of heavy water consumption to flush the THC from your system.

But if you don't have a drug test coming up and you can't think of a reason not to, I'd say go for it and enjoy the experience.

As for the addiction thing, the drug itself is not addictive -- the experience is. Being high/stoned/baked/lit is something I love the feeling of, and I think that's what most people are addicted to. It's not a physical thing -- I'm a rather heavy smoker, and I've gone cold turkey for a couple weeks; the first few days were hard because it was weird being sober all the time, but afterwards I went back to my normal routine.

Most importantly, if you decide to pick it up as something to do recreationally, BE CAREFUL, and never let it get ahead of your priorities and responsibilities.

Happy smoking ^_^

Don't touch it man.

Well we can't leave things there, so here's what I think.

It's great. Have a smoke. As has been said, take it slowly - if you don't think it's doing anything, then don't finish the whole joint in desperation. Give it time, build up to the feeling. If you go too far too soon you might decide you want to stop, but the feeling will continue.
Also, do not have your first smoke when you're drunk. A recipe for disaster.

Have fun!

Prince. Go for it. You only live once. If you think it sucks at least you'll know.

Pot cant hurt......but i dont do it anymore...personal choice.

So if you are curious.give it a try....if not.....oh well!

Do it! Its not that big of a deal. I have friends that don't drink but will smoke the green. My philosophy: Don't knock it until you try it.

*Real Advice*
you gotta trust the ppl givin u the stuff. make sure it looks decent and isnt crap with like steams and seeds in it.

as long as u are comfortable about the situation take your time and do what u want.


NOTE: no one has died from a "pot overdose" ever.

I'm 18 myself and have never tried, nor had any desire to try it.
I'm a really laid back person and I've never felt a reason to.. though I had many friends who smoked.. and it didn't do them any good.I even became distant with a few friends who started smoking and got into a different crowd.

But, then again, we were in highschool.

My advise would be, if you really have a desire to try it, go ahead. At your age I dont see the harm if its something you would regret not doing later on in life.

either way, good luck.

i don't believe you smoke. what a bunch of wrong information. Smoking pot = LESS tar than cigarettes, not more.

Marijuana is not physically addictive.

i don't know where you got your info from, but it wasn't from smoking pot. (i smell government bs information)

I want to smoke, but my two best friends say to just stick with alcohol.

However, I have two good friends who do smoke pot. My problem is, I don't know how to ask them. Plus, I'd feel bad leaving my homies out of it.

It' weird cause i'd never thought about doing it before, but I stumbled upon the "shroomin" thread and one thing lead to another and i've been reading anything and everything about Pot.

Bah, damn you Pink Floyd. Look what you've done to me. I could have gone through life like one of the good ol' boys, drinkin alcohol and acting like a frat boy. If only I could convince my buds (no pun intended) that alcohol is a lot more damaging to your health and all this drug war crap is just propoganda.

Now, I can't imagine going through life without ever visiting the dark side of the moon.

Curiosity killed the cat.

I wouldnt try it, im afraid id like it.

348Dav: u cant convince some one they have to decide to try it for themselves just try it if you have the chance and offer it to your buddies, if they wanna try it they'll try it.

When I was 20 I tried it out of curiosity!! Wanted to know what was so great about it!! I did it twice and did not think it was all that!! I never did it again however I had to try it to feed my curiosity!! I have a I will try anyhthing once with very few exceptions but never do anything because of being pressured!! let us know how your experience goes!!

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eh it's no big deal man, and if you like it too much it can lead to a lot of problems, i wouldn't risk it

Give it a try. It's not a big deal at all. Don't worry about it... Smoking one joint doesn't change anything - you'll still have all the options open to you afterwards, and this time you can make an informed decision.

Yeah, but think about it this way: your best friends aren't living your life. It's your own life to lead, you have your own choices to make, your own experiences to have.

And as far as approaching your two pot-smoking buddies, it's easy: "Dude do you have any smoke?" 95% of potsmokers are generous and always open to a new person in the smoking circle. :)

I'm with TaLoN here, man. You sound like a pamphlet handed out in high schools to people who don't really know the effects of pot and will believe what authorities tell them because they're "authorities".

http://www.norml.org plz.

give it a try... you never know... you may end up loving it... or hating it... but you'll never know until you try...

weed sucks its a hour high. Do ecstasy much better.

Thats the most horrible logic I have ever heard. I could say this:

Ecstasy sucks its a 4 hour high. Do heroin much better.

I just came and read thru this thread again, I probably shouldnt have.

You are smoking garbage then if your only high for 1 hour.

I have many leads for Pot, Hash & Weed/Honey Oil

And this stuff will knock you on your ass, It's good cause you only need to smoke a little and your good for about 3 hours or so.

Don't try Ecstacy...It's a dirty drug...Any drug that is Man made is Destructive.

Marijuana is Natuaral it grow's from the ground, That is not destructive unless you lose control of your use of it...But if that happens then you shouldn't be smoking it.

The reason why I only get high off weed for an hour is because I've been smoking that shit for years and I developed an immunity towards it.

Second, You think marijuana is always 100% "natural"? I know friends that grow and trust me, that shit they grow isint natural. They spray Lysol,windex and other chemicals in it to give it that extra "kick".

Lastly, I personally don't do ecstacy like I do with weed. It's not like I take it 5 times a day, I take it when I'm at a party or when I'm out not when I'm just chilling with friends.

I used to smoke, but quit more than a year ago. I started to get weird tense feelings. This was after smoking it for 6-7 years with no problems. I have friends that do it. Some do it very occasionally, some start freaking out when they are getting close to running out.

With people you trust is good advice. Make sure they aren't idiots, like people who make drug deals at busy gas stations. Most people I know who got in trouble for it got in trouble because they were being dumb. Find a safe place to smoke it, as in, not driving down the road where you could kill someone or get pulled over.

I think people who smoke it by themselves may be overdoing it. If you need to smoke it to go to sleep, as some people I know do, that is probably not good.

yea

try it out, it is not harmful, you have no idea if you will like it or not unless you try

The only "withdrawl" Ive ever experienced is when Im really really bored.... Weed can make that down time fun. Other then that, I could stop at any point, no regrets, no problems. Unless your mentaly weak....You will be able to stop whenever you want as well.

First of all... you have lived this long without it... you have missed nothing.... Well something ..... something addictive

If you have no need ... then the hell with it.

Where you live it is illegal, and could cost you your job and reputation... why bother. Just have a beer and relax without the hassles of illegal drugs.

I say go for it, its fun. May I also suggest doing something sexual during it, masturbation is fine =P

Opinion: Pot = Bad.

I've never tried it, but I know afew friends who have tried it and have only used it for experimentation and/or rare/special occasions. However, for every one person who does it rarely, there's another one that does it regularly and another two who walk around my town shirtless with a joint in their mouth. That's an exaggeration, but it's not too far off. If ya do it, just be willing to accept your actions, and hopefully you won't do it often.

Hydro is the best shit...IMO anyways, And what gives Hydro that extra kick that you don't get from outdoor...I may be wrong, But the heat from the Hydroponic Lights...I am pretty sure that when the lights heat up the weed it activates something in the THC that makes it Potent...Again I may be wrong, I am not a grower...Just a smoker.

But that's what I have heard.

As another poster said, research:

http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis.shtml

More information than you ever thought existed about a single plant.

Go for it, theres alot of shit out there that you're probably not supposed to do that you'll do anyways, add this to the list :D
Basically you're never gonna get a straight answer until you give it a go yourself, for me personally its a fun thing to do every so often when im at the club or somethin and i dont wanna drink. youre not gonna get the reefer madness and you're dick isn't gonna fall off. try it and decide yourself.

Save up your money and find some nice people to go to Amsterdam with. Well worth it; I've never felt more relaxed about the 'legal worries' than I did there. It was the only time I ever carried it on me too.

It's.......just.......weed

I'm 25 and I never smoked pot. Was never around it until I went to visit a friend in Canada. The first night we were in his friends apartment and they were passing around a bowl and kept passing to me. They always appoligized, said they werent trying to get me to smoke.

I didn't smoke, a little tiny part of me wishes I did. Just to see. But then again, at this point in my life, why bother?

Potheads are probably the coolest people to say no to.

Pot is so much better than alcohol. So much better. Much much much better. No such thing as a hangover, once you are used to it you never feel so stoned that you have that "out of control" feeling associated with drinking.

Sure, it's still unhealthy, but NOTHING like alcohol. You can die in one night from drinking too much.

well in my experience i have never tried weed but im only 21, still i have never tried tobacco either and i think thats good cause think about it, its your body ur choice so if u dont feel like it dont do it right?

Same here. I think the stuff's way overrated.

It made me feel dumb, talk about stupid stuff, eat way more than I previously thought I was able to consume, and fall asleep. Wow. Great stuff. :rolleyes:

its your decision. but just dont become a pothead.... it really makes you unproductive. this is from first hand experience. but beware, different ppl have different experience with it.... ive seen some ppl get sick, and some ppl jsut flip out. then there are others that just love it. and i agree, it is a hella lot safer than alki

This thread is so old... He smoked it all already!

BTW -- An update would be good...Well Prince -- What happened?

Get high baby!!!

Damn, by that description I'm high all the time and I didnt even know it.

I used to smoke weed. It's pretty good but I kept getting weird thoughts and it sort of made me depressed and sleepy...Watching movies on weed is really cool though, makes the movie 2x better.

depending on the movie, it may get up to 5x better. comedies are so much more fun. shows like Family Guy and Chappelle's Show are great.

brownies are fun to do while swimming. i had an experience where a few of us at a good size brownie each. we really werent thinking about what we were doing at the time because we started eating them before we left. they started kicking in about half way there. but when we got there it was great. they had this lazy river thing, where you'd just sit in an innertube and you'd get pushed around this river. we probably did that for 4 or 5 hours. it was the greatest time. i dont remember much though, i was pretty fucking high.

Damn, I wonder what happened to prince...

I cant watch movies, or else I do fall asleep... talking, video games, and bong construction are all great for keeping us active...

Yup, I agree.

Observe a choice and be aware of the consequences. Then follow your feeling.

Well, some people I know treated themselves to the said herb and while I had a quick 'taste' of a joint I didn't really get into it with them. They got into it though, finding things amusing that otherwise were quite trivial. I felt like the designated driver. It did relax me a bit, but I am yet to really experience it well enough to say whether it is my thing or not. I may try again, or may not, we'll see. For the time being though it's out of the question, as I'm going through a bit of a depression, and depressed people really don't need narcotics...

I appreciate all the replies and your curiosity towards my experience as well.

I had a chance but I didn't take it up. Maybe some time in the future I would try it, but I'm not desperate and I wouldn't become addicted thats for sure.

I personally have just recenty been smoking (weed, not cigarettes) occationally and I don't see a problem with it. But from the sounds of things i'd go with the don't try it because you don't sound all that interested, and at teh end of the day it is still smoking... (no justification there...) Make up ur own mind. Let us know either way =D Dont submit to everyone else just doing it though!

I Don't like like weed that much personally. It just made me too stupid and after I smoked I never wanted to do anything but sit around and eat.

I just quit last week. I'm in the process of trying to find a new job so I need to make sure I can pass a U/A without having to use any supplements. One time when I quit I had trouble sleeping and was sweating a lot while I did sleep. I also had massive hangovers. This time, nothing has really changed. I think I feel a little more alert, but I've also been going to bed about 45 min earlier so it could be just that.

I smoked for about 9 years almost every day. After a while, the sillyness went away and it would just make me feel light-headed and relaxed. I've always preferred it to alcohol and I think it's sad that pot-smokers are treated like shit by the govt. There is no good reason why alcohol should be legal and pot isn't.

Once I get a new job I might go back to smoking, but I might just keep the extra $20/wk.

I say, "Try it." And thanks for voluntarily thinning the herd!


The more apathetic, paranoid, wasted burners there in the world, the easier it is for the rest of us to get ahead.

The stereotype of an apathetic, paranoid, wasted burner just is not universally applicable, so if you'd like to vacate the moral highground that would be just swell.

Alcohol is somehow an acceptable drug. I never understood that. I've never been as out of control on any drug as I am on alcohol. I've never felt as ill on any drug as I do on alcohol. Yet weed, which chills me out, puts a smile on my face and pleasantly skews my perspective just a little bit is evil? Damn, I thought this board was populated with intelligent, open-minded folk.

By all means, refuse if you don't want it. Personally, I prefer life with weed to life without. That won't always be the case, and when it changes, I'll stop.