World Of Weed

Has anyone tried this legal product that’s out called “Spice“? It claims to be a cannabis alternative and I’ve gotta say, it’s pretty mind-altering. I gave it a go the other weekend when I was staying with a mate who doesn’t smoke cannabis anymore. He gave up a little while ago cos the skunk madness was getting to him a bit. Fair play. So anyway, we’re catching up and swigging on a few beers and he says, “Fancy a joint?”. Surprised, I say “Yeah, nice one,” and he takes out this green packet that’s clearly come off a shop shelf, and it says “Spice” on the front. In fact, it actually says “an eighth”! And he starts skinning up with this crumbly stuff that he just shakes out of the packet – no seeds, no sticks or anything. No grinding – just straight into the joint.

I’m open minded, but seeing as I had some real dope on me anyway, I said to Mich, my mate, that I’d make my own. But Mich said, “Why not wait and have some of this first?” I think he wanted to test my reaction, so OK – I go ahead and share his spliff. Well, 15 minutes later, I’m feeling noticeably relaxed. I’m getting that weird trippy thing going on where your head feels disconnected from your body. Mich is talking to me about his new graphics tablet and all his new design ideas. Normally, I can’t focus on this kind of conversation for too long whether I’m stoned or whatever else, but I actually found myself listening and contributing! In fact, after a couple more joints, I asked if I could have go! Bizarre.

The rest of the night was spent chortling away at various things and getting into very long and winding conversations. It was like being a kid again and getting stoned for the first time – everything seemed kinda new. I don’t know how much of it we smoked, but the next day there was still nearly half a packet left. And strangely, when I woke up I still felt a bit zoned-out. In a good way. A bit like valium, this stuff seems to stay in your system for a long time.

Mich reckons he smokes it all the time and never gets paranoid, so I guess for him it really is a good alternative to cannabis. Luckily, I’m not much of a skunk paranoia sufferer, so I can happily carry on toking my weed, but if someone passed me a Spice spliff I wouldn’t turn it down.

I think it’s a shame that a lot of people are having to quit cannabis because the stuff makes them schizo. Time and time again I hear smokers complaining that the only stuff available to them is way too strong and it’s being prepared with all kinds of shit, like barbiturates and engine oil! Meanwhile, the government continues to scare everyone by telling stories of mental illness related to cannabis use. Well, there’s a simple solution to this – legalise cannabis and make sure it’s grown and treated properly. Until that day though, Spice isn’t a bad option!

Apparently you can buy this stuff in headshops pretty cheaply. I wonder how long it will last before the government finds some corrupt excuse to ban Spice as well as everything else we enjoy.