Introducing new people to Mary Jane

[Dank]

Hey guys, I am relatively new to smoking weed. I have taken upon myself to learn all I can about marijuana, for my own knowledge and to inform other people about this drug. I have since come to realize that the vast majority of what the general population knows or think they know about MJ is mostly lies, myths and half-truths. It is surprising how even my own views were wrong and have changed so much in the past couple of months.

People are just plain ignorant, and ignorance leads to fear. I really have been talking to my closest friends and family about marijuana, trying to undo all the lies that they have been told by the media, .gov, authorities, etc. Now I have reached a point where friends have actually asked me to let them try it to see for themselves.

My question is as follows: Should I give them really good weed for their first time or should I use a milder less potent kind? Do you think that for a first timer getting way high could freak them out and give them the wrong impression? My guess is that their mindset and the enviroment is just as important as what they will be smoking. Any advice?

I have seen people get panick attacks or acute anxiety when smoking for some reason and don't want that to happen when my friends smoke for the first time. I wouldn't want them to turn anti-marijuana because of a bad first experience.

How would you proceed to introduce someone to this wonderfull substance?

[weedguru_animal]

I would get the best green you can find, then only offer a few tokes to the uninitiated. After they have let those first few clouds of THC infested smoke circulate round their body, and felt some effect, then allow them or offer a few more tokes. Better to start little but often, than heavier than can be handled.

Moderation my friend.

Interesting post you wrote there. Welcome to the forums!
ANiMAL

[weedguru+chrisisonfire]

just let it open up your mind. I would suggest for you to stick with the herb (not harder drugs) and remember, you smoke weed, dont let the weed smoke you.

[(weedguru)scarf]

My question is as follows: Should I give them really good weed for their first time or should I use a milder less potent kind? Do you think that for a first timer getting way high could freak them out and give them the wrong impression? My guess is that their mindset and the enviroment is just as important as what they will be smoking. Any advice?

The most important point you made here i believe is the mindset and environment...
An environment is probably the easiest to set up... you want a place where they feel comfortable and have access to things they want need etc...
mindset is the more difficult because i dont think you can pressure people into liking the green... they either do or they dont.... and the more you build it up or explain your experiences to them the more likely they will be dissapointed/freaked/etc... with their experience... everyones experiences with the green are different...

i agree with mr animal that the smaller amount the better... and often a softer toke to the uninitiated... you may have to explain the difference between smoking a cig... and toking the green (there is a huge difference)... as most of my friends who smoked for the first time... pulled really hard and sharp on the pipe/bong/joint... and often coughed for ages, blew the cone out, or fireballed....

patience and practice make perfect my friend

peace

[wizz]

Its all about the person, if you think its ok to move onto other drugs your definitely going to, i personally am not a druggy but i like to smoke and drink and just chill out.. i think that weed can make you laazy if you let it.. its all mental.. thats all you need to know.. "its all mental" i think that weed is an amazing thing and you will think about some very deep shit that will, (in my case) change you as a person.. not bad but i think it really opened me up and i look at everything... people, personality, the world, life.. everything differently and more deeply.. i think its an amazing drug and the only other drug i want to try is mescalin once... but just research it online and if you have any questions, dumb or w/e feel free to ask, we've all been there and are not going to make fun of a stupid question..

[Dank]

Thanks for the replys. However I don't quite understand where all this talk about "hard" drugs came from. I have not considered giving hard drugs to my friends nor using them myself. This is all about using marijuana and marijuana only. Not tobacco, not alcohol, not hard drugs, not prescription drugs.

To clarify the subject of my original post: According to your experience, how would you go about introducing a new person to marijuana?

I have not "pushed" my friends into wanting to try marijuana. What I have done is pretty much debunk most of the myths they thought were true and now a couple of them want to try it. I don't want them to have a bad trip their first time around, so I would like to hear advice from the more experienced members.

The idea of giving them very little at a time sounds good. Do you think that this would help avoid a panic attack in a new smoker, because that is what really concerns me.

[Dr. Greenthumb]

Just give them a well rolled blunt and put on some pink floyd. I'd also recomend waiting for the perfect smoking situation, a time when there are no worries about the police or authority figures.

[Dakine]

thats the way to do it. dark side of the moon obviously.

[(weedguru)scarf]

so how has it gone so far dank?

[IcIrIs]

Just give them a well rolled blunt and put on some pink floyd. I'd also recomend waiting for the perfect smoking situation, a time when there are no worries about the police or authority figures.

Make sure that you have access to food and drinks because if it is their first time they prob gunna want food really really really bad.

[weedguru tom]

id personally just start smok`in weed infront of them, and show em how much fun yor havin and laughin`... they will get inquisitive. ..trust

[Dakine]

I'd roll up with really green marijuana, then theyre bound to ask questions.

[Ice006]

I'm quite sure I've temporarily fucked a friend up for introducing him to weed. Some people are too depressed, and when they find drugs, the escape from reality is all they're after. He doesn't give a shit anymore. Just leeching off his parents, thrown his job away, no more car (was a damn nice turbo'd S13), not even any credit on his mobile phone anymore.

Like Chrisisonfire said, "remember, you smoke weed, dont let the weed smoke you".

Some people don't have the will to say no to weed even when it's the responsible thing to do (ie, before work). I saw myself slipping down that path, but as soon as I realised it, I cut back.

Just be careful. While we can handle our bud ok, not everybody will incorporate it into their lives the same way. The shit's illegal for a reason. It fucks people up. All they want to do is get high, and the rest of their life can begin to suffer for it, if they haven't got their head screwed on straight.

[wizz]

well put

[pkkupo]

indeed. i think all of us have gotten past the point where "all we want to do is get high" i mean i think the majority of people on these forums probably smoke 2-3 times a week at least. but when you first get really stoned your like "holy shit, this is awesome! cant wait to do it again" so i can see how that might fuck you up. but once your into it for a while, its not like that anymore. its still fucking cool, and thats why we stay stoners, but were used to it. so i say just tell the newbies about the whole dont let the weed smoke you thing. but yeah id say give em some dro if you can. everyone deserves that first "holy shit, im high as fuck, this is fucking weird" feeling.