First time I smoked bud (when I was 14) was due to peer pressure and I smoked 'a lot' for someone who'd never done it before. People kept telling me to stop because it was keif but I didn't know what that meant and I wanted to play it off like no big deal.

Five minutes in things got really funny/interesting.

Ten minutes in I drifted off into a deep thought about the universe (which felt like it lasted 10 years). I felt like I, or nothing around me was real. I wasn't scared, happy, sad, I was just nothing.

Twelve minutes in I snapped half way back to reality and saw myself sitting in my garage in a lawn chair through the view of an 8mm film strip (like in Fight Club), and the speed in which the film strip moved was pit of my control. 'Time' would slow down to a craw at random or go into overdrive.

Eleven minutes in I realized someone was strange in all of this. I somehow remembered drifting into nothingness and became worried that I'd go back there, all the while still out of body. I saw myself stand up as time fluctuated and then watched myself panic. I grabbed my friend and said "Zack, dude help me! I think I'm gonna die!" and he laughed his ass off.

The next 10 minutes or so we're a blur but I managed to find my dad, all the while feeling like my body was 10 feet ahead of me, and I told him what I'd done. He grabbed my shoulder and I sat there until I calmed down and came back to a non panicked state.

I spent the next 3 or so hours playing with the Spore creature creator (full game wasn't out yet) and I made some really interesting shit.

I've only smoked maybe 30 times total and after that first time it's never been nearly as bad. However it's something I have to be aware of. If I'm in a bad mood or physically hurt smoking will turn into a bad experience.

All of this said, I have not and will not ever try psychedelics . If bud tripped me out that bad I'd imagine shrooms or acid would send me into some very dark places.