gotta ask the preliminary questions...
1) do you inhale properly? smoke goes into your lungs instead of staying in your mouth...
2) is the weed green instead of brown?
3) are you smoking from a joint? pipe? bong? vape?
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gotta ask the preliminary questions...
1) do you inhale properly? smoke goes into your lungs instead of staying in your mouth...
2) is the weed green instead of brown?
3) are you smoking from a joint? pipe? bong? vape?
Jzero
Member
1) I'm pretty sure i am, DMT worked for me.
2) I have no clue, it was a friends
3) It was put into a swisher sweet
It's common for new smokers to complain about not feeling high. Usually it's because they aren't use to inhaling smoke and just doing it wrong. Your friend might have dirt though, but as an inexperienced toker you should still feel something. The first time I smoked I didn't feel high, which I contribute to my inexperience and the low quality material my friend had.
Jzero
Member
You honestly kinda sound clingy haha. Maybe he got caught or something.
this past week has been a fucking mess for me. too much drinking and mixing.
thursday night i think i ended up taking 2mg klonopin, and probably 2.5mg worth of peach and blue footballs(generic xanax) and then mixing liquor and beer. I was completely fucked up at the end of the night and was a complete asshole to my gf who was taking care of me.
same thing happened last night except i ended up taking only .5mg and then fireball shots all night until tequilla and other shooters got bought, along with a pitcher of beer. again at the end of the night i was a complete mess and asshole to my gf who again was taking care of me.
we've been talking since november but only started dating since last month. this is the first time I got this drunk around her and acted like this, but it was also only the second and third time ive mixed alcohol and pills together. I've only ever bought pills twice.
I just woke up feeling like complete shit about this and hearing how she felt about it just made it ten times worse. I'm doing do this stuff for a while because I'm seeing myself go down some path i dont need or want to and I'm going to end up losing people i care about, hurting myself or someone else.
thursday night i think i ended up taking 2mg klonopin, and probably 2.5mg worth of peach and blue footballs(generic xanax) and then mixing liquor and beer. I was completely fucked up at the end of the night and was a complete asshole to my gf who was taking care of me.
same thing happened last night except i ended up taking only .5mg and then fireball shots all night until tequilla and other shooters got bought, along with a pitcher of beer. again at the end of the night i was a complete mess and asshole to my gf who again was taking care of me.
we've been talking since november but only started dating since last month. this is the first time I got this drunk around her and acted like this, but it was also only the second and third time ive mixed alcohol and pills together. I've only ever bought pills twice.
I just woke up feeling like complete shit about this and hearing how she felt about it just made it ten times worse. I'm doing do this stuff for a while because I'm seeing myself go down some path i dont need or want to and I'm going to end up losing people i care about, hurting myself or someone else.
Jzero
Member
Get your shit together. Drugs should be taken responsibly.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Yeah that don't sound good. At least it seems like you have some sense to stop yourself from going down that road. I know people still on that dangerous path, who no matter what help is offered to them, still continue blindly without the realization that they are affecting those around them.
I only like to smoke weed to be honest, I've only done shrooms twice which I dont think I ate enough either time and ambien a couple times. Family history with pills and my own personality problems makes me want to experiment with them but I've went too far these last two times.
I told my gf all about the history and why I felt how i did because of all this, told her I'd stop. Later in the day I found enough courage and brought it up with my mom and had a talk.
I dumped out about 12mg worth of kpins and xanax down the toilet right after that. I'm also taking a break from drinking, at least next time I do go out I'm cutting myself off at 2-3 drinks. not getting drunk again and going through that again or making someone else go through shit because of me.
at least you're willing to admit you're an idiot, although I totally agree with the others, mixing pills and drinks can cause adverse effects, hence you being a complete idiot.
You need to step up, OGoofy. Take care of yourself, AND your girl. Trust me, you don't want to be in a position where she leaves you, cause substance abuse and breakups is a dark road you don't want to travel down. Stay safe, man.
I cannot mix that much weed with that much booze. Don't know how people do it. One light beer during a smoke session, that I can do. A puff or two when I'm drinking, doable. But combining even moderate amounts of both fucks me up way too much.
This is as a new smoker? It varies from person to person. It took me several times before I felt the effects. A friend of mine had to try almost a dozen times before he finally managed to get high.
Some things to mention:
- The MFLB needs rechargeable batteries that have had their wrapping peeled off (due to how the battery contacts to the box) that can output a certain voltage. Standard AA batteries (which I assume you want to use instead) won't give you enough power. I would just get a universal power adapter instead, they are dirt cheap.
- If you do think you won't find anything besides hash, you're not going to want a MFLB. It is specifically designed for plant matter, hash will just melt into the screen and make a mess. Magic Flight does have a box specifically for concentrates, but I don't know much about how good or bad it is.
Slow-cooker + coconut oil or butter is by far the easiest method, IMO.
Just please, please, PLEASE.
If you have never taken edibles before, take it easy, especially if your first dose is going to be self-made and you aren't 100% sure of potency levels. It is really easy for even an experienced smoker to freak themselves out by consuming way too much.
easy on that peanut brittle
So jealous.
Also, anyone ever do anything with ABV? Still a ways off but I've started collecting recently from my MFLB and my shiny new Pax, and started looking into options.
hunchback
Member
Hello, brand new to this thread. Life long herb lover. I have a question about vaporizers. I'm very disabled and need to switch to vape. I have tried a few but they always seem to burn no matter the temp. I don't have alot of money to spend because my disability check is small. I need something that is easy to use and clean because of the arthritis in my hands. Then it needs to be in the 150 dollar range. Would you happen to have any recommendations for me?
I saw this and it looks easy to use.
http://lordvaperpens.com/products/the-chief-herbal-vaporizer
I don't care if it's endorsed by a heavy metal singer, it looks easy to use. You guy's are much wiser than me though. Thank you in advance for any help you might offer.
I saw this and it looks easy to use.
http://lordvaperpens.com/products/the-chief-herbal-vaporizer
I don't care if it's endorsed by a heavy metal singer, it looks easy to use. You guy's are much wiser than me though. Thank you in advance for any help you might offer.
ExplodingKetchup
Member
Are you looking for specific temperature control (great for people who vape to get rid of pain, since if you set the temperature higher with an Indica, you get more pain-relieving properties from your weed)? If you are, I'd recommend the vape I use, which is the Vapir No2 https://www.vapir.com/shop/no2/ which has worked great for me.
If not, get the Magic Flight Launch Box. I haven't used it, but I've heard good things about it.
Of course, I'm keeping in mind that you're going to be using herb and not concentrate or wax.
If you don't mind me asking, do your disabilities affect your motor functions at all? I'd say MFLB, it's super efficient (little bit of bud goes a loooong way), cheap (puffitup usually has deals and/or price matches almost anyone), has a LIFETIME warranty that is no joke (no questions asked you say you want a new one, they mail it to you. All you need to do is dismantle your old one with a few procedures and send a photo of it to MF and your warranty is transferred to the new one), but there is a bit of a learning curve that some people hate, and others don't mind. Look up videos on how to use it and if you're ok with that I'd definitely so go with that.
hunchback
Member
Yes I would like temperature control. Thank you for the info regarding the temp for Indica. I had no idea higher temp gave better pain relief.
My motor skills are ok but I would prefer to not have a bunch of small parts. The arthritis in my hands gets so bad that I have to wear gloves. So I need something that is easy to put together if I'm in pain. Thank you for both responses. I'll look at the links you provided and fill you in. Have a great day.
Summer Haze
Banned
Can any of you guys recommend me a cheap vaporizer? I'm not looking to spend a lot(but not something super cheap either), I don't want something super advanced or anything. Just something that works well, is relatively small and discreet, and has pre-set heat settings.
ExplodingKetchup
Member
This article: http://www.weedist.com/2012/07/tailoring-your-high-intro-to-temperature-control-with-a-vaporizer/ can give you some more insight into vape temps and their effects.
The No2 I recommended has a top that you will need to unscrew to put the weed in. It's not too small, but then again I don't have arthritis so I don't know what your tolerance is.
I should also note that to get the most vapor you're going to want a finishing grinder (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GNKFOTI/?tag=neogaf0e-20). It's kind of expensive, but I've noticed it makes a world of a difference in getting all the vapor out of my herb.
This site: http://www.vapecritic.com/ has lots of reviews of different vapes, though they're not the cheapest. You might find what you're looking for there.
Summer Haze
Banned
Thanks ^^^
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
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hunchback
Member
I wanted to thank everyone for the help in finding my first vaporizer. I went past my budget but got one that is simple to use and clean.
I purchased the Firefly. It's very close in design to the MFL. It never burns the herbs and kicks my ass. The other nice thing about the Firefly is that a little bit of herb goes a long way with this vaporizer. It has a nice warranty also. The grinder I'm using is called Sharp Stone and works very well.
This is going to be really nice for my disability and pain issue's. Thanks again for all of the help. I'll report back after using the Firefly for a week.
I purchased the Firefly. It's very close in design to the MFL. It never burns the herbs and kicks my ass. The other nice thing about the Firefly is that a little bit of herb goes a long way with this vaporizer. It has a nice warranty also. The grinder I'm using is called Sharp Stone and works very well.
This is going to be really nice for my disability and pain issue's. Thanks again for all of the help. I'll report back after using the Firefly for a week.
So just needed to post this somewhere.
Without realizing it I had been a very closed minded individual my whole life regarding certain things. Specifically I bought into the media and the idea of if it's illegal, it's bad. I was a guy who never went to parties, etc. I believed if it impairs you, it's bad, etc. Allowed it for a long, long time.
Over the course of a year a lot of my perspectives changed, largely after I took a solo trip halfway around the world. After I got back I started going to parties hosted by one of my female friends. As hostess she knew how much things like people getting high etc., made me uncomfortable due to my own expression that she accommodated me by making people smoking going either into another room or off to the balcony. Really great of her thinking about me (though I always felt a bit bad to be accommodated in someone else's home).
This continued on for a few more parties over the last few months, until this week as we all met for pre-drinks for a work thing. A few started to smoke weed from a bong and she was beginning to tell them to go outside or into the other room for my sake, but I told her it was okay. Admittedly at this point I had largely become curious.
It wasn't a sudden thing, it had been in the back of my mind for years, but buried until more recent... By now I realized how much stated about pot was really BS (IE: gateway drug, I now realize the drug doesn't really have anything to do with it, that's just an individual's own desires).
Eventually one of my pushier friends passed me the pipe. and my friend asked if I was sure, but we were just about to go out and see a bunch of our other co-workers/friends, and I wasn't sure how it would affect me, so I just passed it back and laughed.
Later though I confronted and confided my friend who has been accommodating me that I had been wanting to try smoking weed for quite a while now, just to see what the experience was like. I also told another female friend of mine (our mutual friend) whom I talk to often, and they decided to setup a day for me to try in a safe environment (as well as bring another friend of ours, a good guy who is all about the pot scene).
That day was yesterday. Leading up I had been both excited and nervous, because I didn't really know how it would affect me (in spite of my friends' explanations that "you'll probably feel ___"). I had even read up on proper inhalation because I wanted to make sure I felt something.
After debate of what I should do, our friend who has the most experience was certain I should try a joint as a first timer, so that's what we did.
I will say I have no problem with the smell, but the taste... I can't say I was a fan. I was having difficulty pinpointing what it was until one of my friends said dirt, and I was like... "Oh yeah..."
So it was passed around and I sat wondering if I had done it right. I didn't ask my friends how long it would take to feel the affects or anything. I had wondered if perhaps I didn't get it in my lungs (I had read up on first timers doing this)... And then it hit me.... Wow. I certainly never felt anything like it before. When I was sitting up I felt like my body was trying to stretch an inch above where I was sitting, and when I was laying back I felt I was sinking... Also felt all warm and fuzzy like my body was giving itself an internal hug or something.
All I can say was I felt absolutely great. It was such a relaxing feeling. I can see why people partake, though I don't think it's something I would want to do often (I fear that I personally do have a bit of an addictive nature), but it is something I would try again in a social setting like that.
This was at like 6:30 PM... I woke up at 4AM and could still feel the... "wave" hit me (that's how I decribed it) after I thought it had worn off, then went back to sleep. It's now nearly 11:30 AM the next day, and admittedly I can still feel it a bit in my system I guess? Nothing quite like last night, but lingering sensations.
Without realizing it I had been a very closed minded individual my whole life regarding certain things. Specifically I bought into the media and the idea of if it's illegal, it's bad. I was a guy who never went to parties, etc. I believed if it impairs you, it's bad, etc. Allowed it for a long, long time.
Over the course of a year a lot of my perspectives changed, largely after I took a solo trip halfway around the world. After I got back I started going to parties hosted by one of my female friends. As hostess she knew how much things like people getting high etc., made me uncomfortable due to my own expression that she accommodated me by making people smoking going either into another room or off to the balcony. Really great of her thinking about me (though I always felt a bit bad to be accommodated in someone else's home).
This continued on for a few more parties over the last few months, until this week as we all met for pre-drinks for a work thing. A few started to smoke weed from a bong and she was beginning to tell them to go outside or into the other room for my sake, but I told her it was okay. Admittedly at this point I had largely become curious.
It wasn't a sudden thing, it had been in the back of my mind for years, but buried until more recent... By now I realized how much stated about pot was really BS (IE: gateway drug, I now realize the drug doesn't really have anything to do with it, that's just an individual's own desires).
Eventually one of my pushier friends passed me the pipe. and my friend asked if I was sure, but we were just about to go out and see a bunch of our other co-workers/friends, and I wasn't sure how it would affect me, so I just passed it back and laughed.
Later though I confronted and confided my friend who has been accommodating me that I had been wanting to try smoking weed for quite a while now, just to see what the experience was like. I also told another female friend of mine (our mutual friend) whom I talk to often, and they decided to setup a day for me to try in a safe environment (as well as bring another friend of ours, a good guy who is all about the pot scene).
That day was yesterday. Leading up I had been both excited and nervous, because I didn't really know how it would affect me (in spite of my friends' explanations that "you'll probably feel ___"). I had even read up on proper inhalation because I wanted to make sure I felt something.
After debate of what I should do, our friend who has the most experience was certain I should try a joint as a first timer, so that's what we did.
I will say I have no problem with the smell, but the taste... I can't say I was a fan. I was having difficulty pinpointing what it was until one of my friends said dirt, and I was like... "Oh yeah..."
So it was passed around and I sat wondering if I had done it right. I didn't ask my friends how long it would take to feel the affects or anything. I had wondered if perhaps I didn't get it in my lungs (I had read up on first timers doing this)... And then it hit me.... Wow. I certainly never felt anything like it before. When I was sitting up I felt like my body was trying to stretch an inch above where I was sitting, and when I was laying back I felt I was sinking... Also felt all warm and fuzzy like my body was giving itself an internal hug or something.
All I can say was I felt absolutely great. It was such a relaxing feeling. I can see why people partake, though I don't think it's something I would want to do often (I fear that I personally do have a bit of an addictive nature), but it is something I would try again in a social setting like that.
This was at like 6:30 PM... I woke up at 4AM and could still feel the... "wave" hit me (that's how I decribed it) after I thought it had worn off, then went back to sleep. It's now nearly 11:30 AM the next day, and admittedly I can still feel it a bit in my system I guess? Nothing quite like last night, but lingering sensations.
I just ordered one online yesterday after hearing good things and searching this thread. Can't wait to get my hands on it.
MFLB da best, mayne. In fact, I'm gonna go use mine right now.
Speaking of which...
...you want a Launch Box, my friend. The only thing it doesn't have is fine grain heat control (without a power adapter), but believe me, this isn't nearly as big a deal as you'd think. Just make sure you have (or purchase) a grinder to get a nice fine grind.
Speaking of which...
...you want a Launch Box, my friend. The only thing it doesn't have is fine grain heat control (without a power adapter), but believe me, this isn't nearly as big a deal as you'd think. Just make sure you have (or purchase) a grinder to get a nice fine grind.
apocalidiot
Banned
I think it's normal to feel weird/stoned/out of it the next day after you smoke for the first time. If you try it more, it should stabilize
That makes sense. My mind certainly wasn't used to processing all those sensations.
apocalidiot
Banned
Usually (in my experience and just from talking to others) after three or so times, everything will get sorted out in terms of the high you're feeling (during, and I guess the day after too). This is anecdotal - some people it's the first time (it could be for you as well).
I'm glad you're able to get the pleasure out of it - there's a reason people smoke.. it feels good and usually makes things (even) more enjoyable (listening to music, watching movies, whatever). I don't think there's anything wrong with winding your day down with smoking. It's just another way to relax
Summer Haze
Banned
I always feel relaxed and mellow the day after smoking. It's great. It feels just like when you're starting to sober up from being stoned, but without the slightly stoned feeling. Just a very relaxed body feeling.
Summer Haze
Banned
Reading this made me smile. I remember the first time I smoked and I also didn't feel much for the first few puffs, and then you get that one that just smacks you in the face like "oh, there it is!". And suddenly you're laying back with your eyes closed and it feels like you're falling through space.
I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed your first experience with the drug. It really is great. And your friends sound awesome, btw. Props to them for looking after you and making your first time safe and relaxed.
My only advice would be to never smoke while on an empty stomach, just like with alcohol. The first time I smoked without eating anything (this was a few weeks ago, actually) I pulled a really bad whitey (not sure what they're called where you live). I became paranoid, and felt very nauseous, but because I was so stoned I was 'locked' in that state and just had to ride it out. Not very fun.
Damn, sorry for the DP.
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Man, that was some bomb-ass haze I just smoked. I'm in the clouds right now.
Yeah they are great. They were pretty keen on ensuring I had a good trip. They definitely did recommend I eat before hand. I didn't realize an empty stomach would affect one similarly, since unlike alcohol not really consuming (well, unless one was doing edibles I guess?). Thanked my friends the day after and they were glad I enjoyed myself. Said I would certainly try it again in another social setting in the future.
Is it possible to get too fine a grind for the MFLB? Mine actually got here today and I'm going to give it a shot tonight. Can I throw a bud in my (well-cleaned) coffee grinder, or will that be too much? I have one of these Indian Crusher grinders, but I don't know if it will get it as fine as I want.
ExplodingKetchup
Member
Get the finishing grinder made specifically for the MFLB http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GNKFOUC/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Works great
apocalidiot
Banned
I always use my fingers and it's fine. So whatever you have will be double fine
Dries
Member
I have the Nano grinder from the MFLB company and it works great too. I guess the finished grinder will get even better results, but I'm fine with the nano grinder too. The extra costs of that finishing grinder seem too much for what I'll get from it. The nano grinder gets me high as flying fuck, so I'm happy with just that.
I bought mine over the summer and I'd honestly wager it's already paid itself back, and that's on top of the better more consistent hits and times where having coarser herb could have lead to much higher combustion chances.
Dries
Member
Interesting. So do you always need to use two grinders then? Or can you also just only use the finishing grinder when having to prepare a load?
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