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I decarbed 2 grams of White Runtz yesterday and consumed it on an empty stomach at 8 in the morning. I was still feeling the afterglow 24 hours later. A very pleasant initial brain-soothed feeling, like it was being gently bathed in baby oil after several weeks of being very stressed. I had a very noticeable energised feeling later and it was almost too much. I was buzzing and having a wonderful time and perfectly able to do my work effectively and efficiently. A very potent high and probably a little too much, so tomorrow, I will adjust my dose, half first and then half later. I feel as if my stress has gone and I feel recalibrated. Excellent!

I am a very seasoned smoker but last year was required to give up smoking. Since then, I have been experimenting with edibles. I live in Thailand where Cannabis is currently legal and absolutely available everywhere, in shops in all the main areas. Besides all the fancy strains, top shelf there are two local strains, one is the famous Thai Stick, which is the plant, not the product *(known here as Squirrel Tail). The other most commonly found is Green Crack. For a couple of years, I have tried to establish if this is the one that Snoop Dog rates so highly or just a name added to another local strain. Smoking it was always a case of two joints to get a numbing effect, okay for sleeping or chilling out with a game. I ate about 3 grams of decarboxylated Green Crack weed earlier today and I can concur with many of the reviews here. The hit was very different from whenever I smoked it in the past. It came on quickly after a couple of hours on a semi-empty stomach. I felt a very speedy hit followed by a period of high energy where I could conduct my job in a very productive way. The hit was very strong and took me by surprise - I had never had the same effect in the past with Green Crack *(Thai style). It is very cheap, and I got 20 grams for 200 Baht *(USD 5.40). Necking those 3 grams or 4 grams got me very buzzy and focused , so definitely great for a wake and bake and throughout the day. However, my experience was to eat it rather than smoke it, a different type of hit.

Here in Thailand, Thai Stick cannabis is very cheap nowadays and currently goes for around 10THB per gram, so 30 grams would work out at around 8 USD. In the past, it was mainly brick weed, lots of stems and seeds and sometimes, with a slightly acidic, urine smell. When the legal status of cannabis changed a couple of years back, it seemed pointless to bother with the local varieties, so for a while, I used Thais Stick and Green Crack, the two cheapest and most popular strains as filler for my joints. Now, I am not allowed to smoke and have turned to edibles. I have found that eating food containing Thai Stick weed to be good enough, certainly works and I have been enjoying the upbeat, focused heady rush that it gives. It would be good for morning coffee breaktime if you have a lot of things to be doing. Alternatively, I understand that some of the islands are producing their own varieties now and going for a more laid back effect.

I decarbed approximately 2.5 grams of Royal Grape Bud and consumed this by chowing it down with a few non-alcoholic drinks. this evening at approximately 5:45. At around 7:00, it started to kick in by announcing itself with a huge wave of euphoria, followed by a spurt of inspiration and creativity. I felt alive buzzing and my vision was sharp. Ideas flowed fast and furious and I was able to follow through with my tasks for the evening. Now, at 1:00, the effect is still strong and I will have problems getting to sleep. Nice, great for a mid-morning or evening dawn pick-me-up. Not so sure about its value in the night-time.