Experiences - Sensitivity to true psychedelic effects of THC

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Ok, most people agree that psychedelics do alter the effects of smoking cannabis, but it seems that the drug specific effects such as smoking after LSD seem to dissipate quickly. But SWIM believes that there are true psychedelic properties in cannabis and in which a sensitivity to these effects can be unlocked in anyones brain, while just taking psychedelic drugs may aid in doing this, there's still things that need to be done mentally to completely unlock it. Allow this small flock of birds to explain.

Back in the day, marijuana did nothing good for SWIM except after smoking large amounts induce a rather boring, sedating intoxication. However, SWIM could still see some potential in this drug with simple knowledge of it, but thought maybe it just wasn't good for SWIM.

One night SWIM and co decided to dex, 480mg each in the form of 16 CVS brand triple C's (stupid I know, but shit happens and it's what we got). It might be worth mentioning that the CVS C's were noticeably weak, and left SWIM with a nice 6 hour roll, 2nd plateau with few hallucinations, mostly lagging vision and tracers with great dissociative body feelings, but it did end quickly so SWIM just ate and crashed. SWIM was then woken up the next day at like 11:00 when more friends came over, totaling about 4 hours of sleep. SWIMs friends had a small quantity of reefer they said it was schwag, I believe it was beast or hydroponic schwag, any way so SWIM got to rip a small bong 1 time with a huge hit and 1 small cache hit, not feeling anything. So the weeds gone and SWIM decides to get up and put on his contacts, SWIM had noticeable difficulty putting them on, and that was the start of one of the best, most intense trips of SWIMs life. SWIM concluded that the DXM was brought back in full, and during this trip the psychedelics of weed were first recognized. The trip consisted of intense dissociation to where movement was near impossible, body felt like it was filled with helium and moving fast, spinning, flipping, sliding down ramps and tunnels in an amazing colorful closed eye hallucination universe, out of body experiences, intense free flowing thoughts that couldn't be stopped, visual images of thoughts, "grand voice" type phenomenon, and it was all somehow in synch with the music playing.


At first SWIM figured he got that trip cause the weed brought back the DXM and the cool effects would go away after a few days. Unfortunantly SWIM didn't have a chance to smoke within those days. But probably about a week after SWIM acquired 1 gram of Northern Lights and had a common smoking session. SWIM did trip very hard, but it was not like the dex/weed combo, it was a very distinctive, very unique hallucinogenic trip, the same trip SWIM has every time he smokes.

The trip has several distinct characteristics that it seems to follow, certain ones more prominent with different trips/weeds:

Onset: Immediately after taking a hit

Lightness/not feeling some body mass, rush of cool though the body, tingles, stomach settles if upset, uplift in mood/not euphoria

First come up: 5-10 mins after smoking

Loss of peripheral vision and things seem slightly darker(not always, intensity depends on weed), vision begins to lag, hearing is concert hall like/possible flanging, focus distorts causing illusions, strange "chatter" of thoughts, nervous system feels like rushing energy twisting and swirling though the body, motor functions becoming difficult, difficulty speaking, happiness, euphoria in being still, "pre" closed eye visuals (simple moving colors/very faint images), open eye visual "underlay" begins to be apparent.

Small plateau seems to be reached: 25-35 mins, lasts for a few minutes

All effects are clearly defined, one could tell how the trips going to be at this point. Heightened sense of awareness, trip seems to be setting it self, ability to "feel" for other objects (such as the couch one is sitting)

Real come up: after small plateau

All effects increase dramatically in intensity, objects rapidly morph into seemingly random images at a consistent rate, textures on surfaces tend to look like drawings and oil paintings, visual underlay obvious (large transclusent gears/blocks and a grid of same small icons that all change in unison), closed eye self created universe that one feels they're flying around in, possible nausea(motion sickness/dizzyness), constant thought loops, thoughts seem very "loud", visual images of thoughts with eyes closed, very realistic audio hallucinations(people saying things they aren't, ticking clocks)

Plateau: usually lasts 3-4 hours, no noticeable peak

Increasing intensity of effects ceases, nausea usually subsides during this,
straight forward trip that gradually wears off leaving one tired and hungry

Come down:

Usually SWIM falls asleep and wakes up the next day not remembering going to sleep, extreme sedation, extreme munchies



Well SWIM just thought he'd like to discuss this, any feedback would be cool.