A story: This weekend about a dozen friends and I went on a "retreat" (aka. 2 day party). The ages ranged from people my age down to one of the other attendees 16 yr. old daughter. Much drug experience, kind people, a great crowd of folks. Well, a woman (20ish) saw all the glassware that people brought, the hash, the brownies. She saw the plate full of bud, free for the using. She saw the competence of those who prepared and shared the mushrooms. She observed the way that the non-users in the group were accepted by the smokers (and vice-versa). There was no "stoner clique." In any case, she decided that this would be a great opportunity to get stoned for the first time in her life. So, the next time some was offered. she took a couple of hits off a pipe ... and she learned how to use a bong ... and she ate a brownie. She hadn't noticed that everyone else was eating 1/4 brownie. When we found out what happened, I told her "Wow, you're going to be very stoned. You'll be fine." Well, one person saying "you'll be OK" may be calming, but when everyone says "you'll be OK", you start to doubt them. And when 4 experts focus their attention on making you comfortable, you might start thinking you are in serious trouble, especially when you are comming on to your first high REAL STRONG. A discussion of what kind of music would be best or maybe no music can sound ominous. In any case, she's OK. (I don't know how it worked out with the guy she called. She called him to take her home. An hour and a half later (3AM) he shows up, she hides inside her sleeping bag and says she wants to stay. He leaves loudly.) (He should have listened when a retreater took the phone from the young lady and told him not to bother.) Just wanted to share this story about an overdose and the 12 experts who were less effective than any one of them would have been.
Thats unfortunate, its too bad her first time couldn't have been good. It happens though, she should have asked before she ate the brownie.
I'm sure she thought one brownie = one person. (Damn, we made sure that everything was labled vegetarian/vegan, clean/pot/shrooms. We never thought to label dosage.) Well, there's another retreat in a couple of months. I'll make a point to do something special for her.
Ohh man. I had a similar first time.. I smoked about 3 times as much as I should have, and just blasted off into this paranoid, frightened state that can only be described as Hell. I definitely feel for her. I promised myself that I'd never smoke again, but once I realized dosage AND correct state of mind (verrry important), I fell in love with it. Just be sure to let her know that not all pot expiences are like that, and that if she uses the correct dosage, she'll be fine. Also let her know that she hasss to relax next time.. that if she doesn't let the weed take control, she'll most likely fall victim to it. That's the key.. just let it take you where it wants to take you.. yeahhh man.
