Does THC increase or decrease consciousness?

[Rahul yadav]

I have few question @Leo Gura and others request you to help me clear this doubt. 

When i try normal extracted cannabis leaf oil with balance of cbd and thc. I get very fast heart rate, not so great high, but i do have consciousness expansion with that. There is some negative tone to it. Which is very different from LSD high i.e more smoother, creative.

1- What is the difference in Synthetic cCannabis / K2 or Spice or are they same? 

2- Should i drop this plant based extract completely and should go for a synthetic one? 
 

Edited Saturday at 03:56 PM by Rahul yadav
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[Leo Gura]

7 minutes ago, Rahul yadav said:

When i try normal extracted cannabis leaf oil with balance of cbd and thc.

This oil sounds like a sketchy thing to me.

Try pure THC-A instead.

7 minutes ago, Rahul yadav said:

1- What is the difference in Synthetic cCannabis / K2 or Spice or are they same? 

These terms are too imprecise. I have not done K2 so can't say.

I am talking about pure cannabinoids like THC-A or THC-B or HHC. These are not K2 or "spice".

7 minutes ago, Rahul yadav said:

2- Should i drop this plant based extract completely and should go for a synthetic one? 

Go for pure cannabinoids like above.

[WonderSeeker]

On 6/4/2026 at 2:36 PM, Leo Gura said:

Depends entirely on your genetics.

For most people it does not increase consciousness but for some (like me) it does by a lot.

Doesn't just depend on genetics in my experience. I feel like when you take a huge break from it, the first time back is a jump in consciousness. But when you take it every day it actually takes you down and makes you a dumb animal.

[Leo Gura]

4 hours ago, WonderSeeker said:

Doesn't just depend on genetics in my experience. I feel like when you take a huge break from it, the first time back is a jump in consciousness. But when you take it every day it actually takes you down and makes you a dumb animal.

I could take it daily and have crazy high consciousness. But it does have tolerance so daily use it not ideal.