How is marijuana supposed to make you feel?

Question

The first time I experimented with it, my lungs burned and everything got muffled. Then, I just got relaxed. Later on, I realized that I had smoked "shake", so I figured it was because of the type.

The second time I tried it I knew I didn't have shake, still nothing happened! Again, I was a little relaxed, but nothing serious.

Is this how you are supposed to feel? Do movies just exaggerate it's effects?

Answer 1

i had the same experience when i first smoked bud... i thought it was gonna be something like LSD where i was going to see colors and hallucinate just like they show you in the movies.. yes the movies do exaggerate its effects. the first time i tried it i thought i wasn't doing it properly cause i didn't feel that different and thats because the effects of marijuana are really not that intense. if you continue to keep on using it...in time you'll realize that its not even a drug. some of the effects that you do feel are a sense of well being, maybe slight euphoria, you feel relaxed as you just mentioned, and a greater appreciation for music...you also get the munchies, relieves stress, anxiety and your friends become funnier..

Answer 2

Some times people have to do it several times to get high.

However my first time, I was really stoned. Then again I have friends that only need to sit in the car while were hotboxing to be stoned out of their mind. It all depends on your tolerance, and how your body reacts.  I have friends who have taken about 4 or 5 hits on a big blunt their first time and said they feel nothing, which normally least gives me a buzz.

lungs burning is common, just try to get some good weed. Beasters is good enough to get me high from a bowl being passed around. If you guys are smoking shwag or **** weed, try gettin some heddies or purp and see how you like it.

You might have not had enough to smoke too, since you were just relaxed. Alot of adult smokers only smoke to get relaxed, so they only take a few hits to be able to enjoy themselves and relax after work.

And yes movies and tv shows exagerate its effects alot more. I remember seeing an episode of "That 70's Show" where they were seeings peoples heads turn like 5 sizes bigger and everything was out of proportion.

I would love to get that effect doing acid, much less smoking a joint.

Well just try to get some better weed if you are getting some pretty bad bud. Just start off taking smaller hits, making sure you inhale and hold it in for a few seconds before exhaling.

You will feel the effects most likely, unless your very rare and have an immunity to the drug. Which I have never seen personally, just some people have higher tolerance to THC when their first starting out it seem's.

Answer 3

it takes a few times to get the full effects.  yeah, you're supposed to feel relaxed.  also get a bit of a buzz.  think everything's funny.  get hungry.  etc etc.

and from experience, don't watch a horror movie in theaters while high... paranoia ensues.

Answer 4

THC-9, the active psychoactive found in marijuana (delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol) is an organic chemical found in the cannabis sativa and cannabis indica (and hybrid) strains of hemp.

This is what makes you high. Like any other chemical it reacts different with different people. Perhaps you generate less or more of the hormones or peptides that give you the euphoric feeling of the high.

Many people will give you many mythical ways to feel the high - some people just plain don't get high - just like some people won't take anesthesia.

However, I suggest you try getting good quality weed and smoking a good bit before deciding it's not doing anything.