bkev said:
Shrooms just made me very bubbly and laughy and then they went downhill when I realized I actually had things to do in the morning. It's something I could probably describe in detail in person, but would end up tl;dr in text and/or might get lost in translation (actually I should get back into writing. Maybe that would be a good place to start.)
I remember someone getting me mushrooms in high school and I insisted that it was enough for 2-3 people. He told me to trust him and eat all of it. He was someone I trusted very much and he just got high so he could watch me and make sure I didn't do something stupid. It never left the chair.
It was like being in another dimension or another consciousness. I was completely unaware of my surroundings. So hard to explain but when I go into details about it some people say that it I should try DMT which is apparently out of this world.
After a while (not sure how long) I was tripping, but able to move around and interact in the normal fun way (crazy visuals, geeking out about anything, etc.).
As for weed, I started fucking up my grades so I wanted to cut it out. But then I tried again recently, and all I said to myself was "well, this is nice, but I don't really need it." And I was very proud of myself for it.
yeah, it's nice to be able to walk away from it on a whim. I was able to keep my grades up in college by being able to set it aside when I needed to for projects, exams, finals, etc.
I still drink, but pretty much on weekends only. The long-term effects seem less crippling than those of marijuana (unless I end up with a problem, which - trust me - isn't happening) so I mostly prefer that.
I drink as well and more so now that I have not been able to smoke. Probably get drunk once a week but I will say that hangovers are a huge reason I'd rather be high.
As for long term effects I think addiction and the risk of death make alcohol way more dangerous than weed could ever be. The only long term effects from weed you really have to worry about is lung cancer and that can be greatly reduced by using a vaporizer (or even a bong). Eating it of course eliminates that risk all together but who can afford to do that regularly?