So in this particular entry, I will discuss my personal accounts of the drug marijuana, and the synthetic cannabinoid's which rose in popularity and use in early 2008 (in Louisiana, anyway) because of their availability as a legal alternative to marijuana, consisting of various synthetic RC's (research chemicals) sprayed or soaked into various plant matters, all of which were marketed and sold under the guise of "incense blends."
Marijuana (THC)
I first started smoking marijuana when I was 15 years old, and still do today (and will probably continue so all throughout life if possible). From the very first time I used it, I prefered it ten-fold to alcohol. It wasn't as innebriating, and I found it to synergize incredibly with my creative outletting, as well as my overall laidback persona. To this day, I have yet to find a drug which is free of consequence such as weed, especially because of all the aspects of my life it remedies, including my insomnia, anxiety, and mild-depression. Weed is one of the most versatile drugs I have used, with different strands and potencies being useful in ways another strand won't. Overall, I believe that weed is one of the most beneficial psyoactive substances that can potentially be as widely used as weed would be if it weren't illegal. The legality of weed is probably the only hazard that comes with its use. There's not really too much perspective to offer about marijuana, because I doubt there are going to be a significant amount of people who have used an array of psychedelics and other drugs, but have voided ever using weed.
Synthetic Cannabinoids (JWH-018, etc)
Synthetic cannabinoids are, for the most part, not a very accurate depiction of THC. One exception, I must say, is JWH-018, which was the original synthetic cannabinoid commonly used and sold in many countries as "incense." The first time using JWH-018, I was thrown back by how stoned I got. I got the munchies like a motherfucker, probably even worse than I would smoking some bubble-hash. Nowadays, long after the USA emergency sheduled JWH-018, most legal incenses (containing various AM-xxx, JWH-xxx, and RUA-xxx chemicals) have evolved into a much more potent and hallucinogenic-type high than weed could ever offer. Smoking these new blends, I (at first) would get so blown, that it would set off a discomfort within myself...a very sharp sensation of impending doom. After letting tolerance diminish this anxiety, I can now enjoy these blends free of all fear. It's actually pretty enjoyable, though in my opinion, it lends itself to replicate the feelings of a mild psychedelic than the miniscule hallucinogenic effects of marijuana. This is not a problem for me. Nowadays, I much prefer smoking these blends in combination with psychedelics or dissociatives, than I would with weed. My criticism of these substances is that they are not in any way, shape, or form as calming as marijuana, often repelling people (usually girls, lol) from really taking a liking to it. Also, considering a large portion of people using these blends find them to be a better alternative to experimenting with weed in the first place. This could very easily give them assumptions in which they would apply to weed, which is not only inaccurate, but unfair towards these users, because they may never try smoking weed based off of what these blends made them feel. Overall, I feel like well-versed drug users can easily digest these compounds, and may even find them more appealing than weed. On the other hand, though, these blends are not something I would recommend to inexperienced drug users, or people with anxiety issues, or heart problems (because they tend to call attention to your heartbeat when high doses are used, which is pretty dreadful if you're already paranoid about your heart because you'll be high as fuck thinking your dying....seen this happen so many times). Also, as with any research chemical, the effects of using these chemicals, especially smoking them, are unknown. Just a word of caution.
I hope this entry was somewhat interesting to some of you out there. In my next entry, I'll start to give my experience with some drugs used by a much smaller population of people! Take care!
Marijuana (THC)
I first started smoking marijuana when I was 15 years old, and still do today (and will probably continue so all throughout life if possible). From the very first time I used it, I prefered it ten-fold to alcohol. It wasn't as innebriating, and I found it to synergize incredibly with my creative outletting, as well as my overall laidback persona. To this day, I have yet to find a drug which is free of consequence such as weed, especially because of all the aspects of my life it remedies, including my insomnia, anxiety, and mild-depression. Weed is one of the most versatile drugs I have used, with different strands and potencies being useful in ways another strand won't. Overall, I believe that weed is one of the most beneficial psyoactive substances that can potentially be as widely used as weed would be if it weren't illegal. The legality of weed is probably the only hazard that comes with its use. There's not really too much perspective to offer about marijuana, because I doubt there are going to be a significant amount of people who have used an array of psychedelics and other drugs, but have voided ever using weed.
Synthetic Cannabinoids (JWH-018, etc)
Synthetic cannabinoids are, for the most part, not a very accurate depiction of THC. One exception, I must say, is JWH-018, which was the original synthetic cannabinoid commonly used and sold in many countries as "incense." The first time using JWH-018, I was thrown back by how stoned I got. I got the munchies like a motherfucker, probably even worse than I would smoking some bubble-hash. Nowadays, long after the USA emergency sheduled JWH-018, most legal incenses (containing various AM-xxx, JWH-xxx, and RUA-xxx chemicals) have evolved into a much more potent and hallucinogenic-type high than weed could ever offer. Smoking these new blends, I (at first) would get so blown, that it would set off a discomfort within myself...a very sharp sensation of impending doom. After letting tolerance diminish this anxiety, I can now enjoy these blends free of all fear. It's actually pretty enjoyable, though in my opinion, it lends itself to replicate the feelings of a mild psychedelic than the miniscule hallucinogenic effects of marijuana. This is not a problem for me. Nowadays, I much prefer smoking these blends in combination with psychedelics or dissociatives, than I would with weed. My criticism of these substances is that they are not in any way, shape, or form as calming as marijuana, often repelling people (usually girls, lol) from really taking a liking to it. Also, considering a large portion of people using these blends find them to be a better alternative to experimenting with weed in the first place. This could very easily give them assumptions in which they would apply to weed, which is not only inaccurate, but unfair towards these users, because they may never try smoking weed based off of what these blends made them feel. Overall, I feel like well-versed drug users can easily digest these compounds, and may even find them more appealing than weed. On the other hand, though, these blends are not something I would recommend to inexperienced drug users, or people with anxiety issues, or heart problems (because they tend to call attention to your heartbeat when high doses are used, which is pretty dreadful if you're already paranoid about your heart because you'll be high as fuck thinking your dying....seen this happen so many times). Also, as with any research chemical, the effects of using these chemicals, especially smoking them, are unknown. Just a word of caution.
I hope this entry was somewhat interesting to some of you out there. In my next entry, I'll start to give my experience with some drugs used by a much smaller population of people! Take care!
