tldr: I’m passionate about harm reduction and I’m stoned so it’s quite the reply lmao. Last two paragraphs is the relevant reply I suppose.

Weed is quite psychedelic for me, and always has been. I have done my fair share of psychedelics which has extended these effects but weed has always been this way for me to some degree.

I’ve always had wild body highs like OP mentioned. Seeing rough electronic sketches of myself floating through space via closed eye visuals, complete disconnection of the mind and physical body, etc. After consuming THC (especially edibles), I get an incredibly altered headspace similar to what I now know to be similar to approximately 100 micrograms of LSD, excluding the ego dissolution.

I find myself falling down rabbit holes and completely dissociating from the physical world. Even with my eyes open, it’s like my vision shifts to within my thoughts/imagination rather than being fixated on my external surroundings. Essentially, giving me an imagination beyond understanding. There were times before psychedelics where I could completely visualize my thoughts on a three dimensional basis and insert myself into these areas. I could then just walk around and explore my surroundings or even imagine a memory from the past and watch it all over again like it was the original event.

Crazy shit right? All from weed. Some people truly are more sensitive to cannabis than others and these extravagant highs can be quite a significant experience. So significant that the mind begins to fixate on it “post trip.” Bad experiences on any psychoactive substance can range from uncomfortableness, pure agony, or even fear beyond your imagination. Any of these things can become a recurring event for the user and even cause the user to be so immersed in the panic, it can feel as if it’s happening all over again. I’m not a psychiatric professional but I like to think it relates to PTSD in a sense. Different cases vary intensity wise.

I’ve had numerous times where I had uncomfortable physical sensations and I struggled for weeks to truly calm myself down and just forget it. I’ve quit smoking a handful of times due to that alone. I have a friend who smoked all day everyday for nearly 3 years when we decided to smoke some new bud he got. He told me it was the best he’s ever seen so I was naturally excited. We load up a bowl and finish it off when he starts to freak. He is absolutely terrified telling me he was tripping when I had never tripped before. His head felt like it was going to explode and was on fire while he nearly lost touch with himself completely. I managed to help him through it after an hour or so. About 2 weeks later he had mentioned having several panic attacks a day. He had a psychiatrist, got a cocktail of benzodiazepines, antidepressants, etc. He had to stop smoking, vaping nicotine, and even drinking caffeine due to the exacerbation of his symptoms post consumption. On the other hand, I had the most intense weed high of my life and loved it so much that he gave me the rest. I realize this is definitely the extreme side of things like this but it’s possible. Many underestimate cannabis and treat it as if it’s just like hitting a vape but with the giggles. For some, it can be so much more.