i haven't smoked green in 2 1/2 years now (drug tests at work, i only do pills now, like that's healthier lol). i used to smoke maybe 2 bowls a day for several years though, weed has always just been "ok" in my book. i had no trouble giving it up although i do miss it at times it's rare that i miss it. i ate brownies a couple times and those were some of my most pleasant experiences with weed. i had a friend who always made ridiculous brownies that always freaked everyone out... way too strong, after hearing stories from his brownies i decided to never eat his brownies so i always passed. but one day, on 4/20 about 5-6 years ago, a more sensible friend of mine mentioned "i should make some brownies" and his wife jumped with joy, she said his brownies were the best. sure her opinion is biased cuz that's her husband, but my interest was peaked. i asked "you don't make them too strong do you, cuz a friend of mine makes them so strong he makes everyone freak out" and he said "ohhh no, no these are just right in fact maybe a little on the light side." so my wife and i were down to try them. he made them and they were delicious, not only couldn't taste the weed but they were a 10 out of 10 taste-wise as far as brownies go. i could've easily eaten several but restrained to eating 2 of them. when it came on it felt sedative, like you said. then a body buzz built-up. there was a mental space that was different than smoking it, more dreamy and a touch psychedelic instead of the normal cloudy-headed high. i've never gotten a noticeable body buzz from smoking it, that i can recall, but then i could've been too high to notice lol. either way, for the first time i had a euphoric body high from weed. there was no anxiety or paranoia, i felt slow-in-the-head but other than that felt pretty clear-headed. we had a great time, i even drove home still high with no problems. since then he's made them a few more times and my wife and i always indulge when he makes them and we have a great time. eating it really is a much different experience isn't it? i was surprised at how different it was and pleasantly surprised i might add.
my other friend, who makes them too strong, to this day he says "you guys (my wife and i) need to try my weed brownies one day still" and i keep telling him no. he asked why and i said "because you make them way too strong, i've been told by numerous people (common friends) that they were on the verge of freakout every time they have your brownies." he promised he'd go light on the weed if we agree to eat some with him, we still declined. i don't trust him so much with dosing, back on my birthday many years ago he overdosed me on 5-MeO-DiPT. ever since then, i don't trust him on dosing me with anything. ever since that fateful night, i actually don't trust anyone with dosing me anymore. since i brought it up, anyone who wants to read the 5-MeO-DiPT OD trip report here it is:
http://www.thenook.org/forum/index....56375&hl=5-meo-dipt&fromsearch=1&#entry756375
glad to hear you had a good time!