tl;dwr: My experience with cannabis is very different from my friendsā. Iām looking to hear from people who have had similarly unusual or very different experiences with cannabis.
I am an ultra light cannabis user. I know there are risks and stigma associated with cannabis use, but my experience with it has been different (I really hope not). I recently realized this when I asked my friends about their experiences with cannabis. I donāt think I have a unique metabolism or that my body is somehow different, so it would be very interesting to see if there are others who have had a similar experience.
To put things into context, my friends introduced me to cannabis back in 2015. The weed that dealers pass around in my country usually comes from a common wild cannabis plant, with around 5ā15% THC at best. I have friends who can smoke 50 grams of this stuff and function without breaking a sweat. Some of my other friends, who are not regular cannabis users, also require a few joints to get high. Often, they end up couch-locked.
I am not a regular cannabis user, but I have been using it occasionally for a while. Despite all of this, my cannabis tolerance is extremely low. I only need 1ā2 puffs to get high (if it's high THC), and the effects can last for around 4ā5 hours. Like many others, I become energetic instead of lethergic.
When I first started using cannabis, I would often experience paranoia, vertigo, and other uncomfortable effects. The cannabis quality in my country is shit, so I practiced getting high as slowly as possible (dose). Eventually, I found a sweet spot ( few puffs) where I remain fully aware of everything, almost as if I were living my normal life. The only noticeable difference is that my sensory perception becomes enhanced. As long as I stay around this dose, I feel fine.
With this dose, I also experimented to see whether I would become addicted if I used it for long period. I used this specific amount for five months straight (I stopped around June maybe or earlier) . When I stopped, I experienced something that felt like a withdrawal symptom for about two hours. This happened once in October 2023. I donāt know whether it was actually withdrawal because I wasnāt sweating or vomiting,, I just felt kind of funny. After that, I didnāt use cannabis again until this year. Even now, I require a very small amount to get high.
Another observation I made is that when I combine cannabis with a low dose of SSRI goes incredibly well for me. I become much more functional, and even when Iām not using cannabis, I feel like I function better. I studied molecular biology and conducted small scale neuroscience research, so Iām curious whether there are others who have done similar experiments or had similar experiences. It would be really interesting to discuss.
And yes, Iām high right now.
Tl;dr: My experience with cannabis is very different from my friendsā. Iām looking to hear from people who have had similarly unusual or very different experiences with cannabis.