Does THC increase or decrease consciousness?

[Yimpa]

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Does THC increase or decrease consciousness?

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On 7/12/2026 at 11:17 AM, Yimpa said:

Pepsi Is God

On 7/9/2026 at 0:52 PM, Leo Gura said:

add some microwavable bacon in there.

 

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Edited July 30 by Yimpa

[Clarence]

@Leo Gura I've done a bit more research on making a vape cart using Liquify Pro and THCA isolate, and I read that recrystallization can happen if it’s not decarbed. Do you think decarbing is necessary (by simply heating the raw powder before adding any liquid), and have you ever tried it that way?

Also, you mentioned a ratio of about 60:40 for weed resins, but does that same ratio apply to pure THCA isolate? I’m not sure what ratio would be appropriate to avoid leaks or clogging while also keeping it smooth to vape.

I still don't have a good idea of what proportions would or wouldn't work in this case. For example, I've read that terpenes shouldn't make up more than 10% of the final mixture, but I don't know whether that's actually true. If it is, the mixture would be extremely potent, and I'm not sure that would work in a cart.

[LambdaDelta]

Nuff said

I kinda feel bad for those for whom it's not strongly psychedelic, it renders almost every other substance redundant. On the other hand, being part of a small exclusive club of genetic freaks is egoically pleasing 😌

[Leo Gura]

On 8/1/2026 at 6:34 AM, Clarence said:

@Leo Gura I've done a bit more research on making a vape cart using Liquify Pro and THCA isolate, and I read that recrystallization can happen if it’s not decarbed. Do you think decarbing is necessary (by simply heating the raw powder before adding any liquid), and have you ever tried it that way?

Also, you mentioned a ratio of about 60:40 for weed resins, but does that same ratio apply to pure THCA isolate? I’m not sure what ratio would be appropriate to avoid leaks or clogging while also keeping it smooth to vape.

I still don't have a good idea of what proportions would or wouldn't work in this case. For example, I've read that terpenes shouldn't make up more than 10% of the final mixture, but I don't know whether that's actually true. If it is, the mixture would be extremely potent, and I'm not sure that would work in a cart.

You are overthinking the whole thing. Just heat up the e-liquid and dump powder in it by eyeball, however much fits. The more potent the better.

I have never had crystalization issues with THC. Crystalization happens with DMT if the cart is stored in cooler temps.

Edited 13 hours ago by Leo Gura

[Etherial Cat]

On 03/06/2026 at 9:18 PM, ZeldaStar said:

I've only done small doses of THC but my experience has been that it felt more similar to alcohol than psychedelics. It has usually made my thought process worse, more cyclic, stuck. 

Curious if people had similar effects here? 

I wouldn’t say it gives me anything even remotely close to the effect of alcohol. For me, alcohol has been more of a sense-of-self-boosting substance, which I attribute mainly to its disinhibiting effects. I’ve noticed that it can bring me closer to unconscious drives, but without the right kind of discernment, so it can easily backfire.

After drinking, I usually feel that I need to clear things up karmically and return to a more qualitative baseline. But I’m fine with having a drink every now and then- one glass or so. I mostly use alcohol for social bonding.

I wouldn’t be able to bond as much through THC, because most people, and sometimes even I can’t really follow what happens in my mind once it kicks in. I tend to become more insightful and creative, but that increase in awareness isn’t always easy to communicate. Weed is very meta-reflexive for me, but also quite unstable in terms of whatever happens to surface. 

It’s also very thought-based and gives me an annoying tendency to hyperfocus, but in a rather chaotic way.

The only element I've found it consistent for is that it does one hell of a good job to clear veil and push me to face self-deception.

Less but not least, except for the joy of creativity and new insights, it does little for heart opening to me. 

Mescaline for exemple makes for a much wholesome experience due to the latter.

On 04/06/2026 at 7:36 AM, 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.

Yeah. Very much congruent with what I've observed. Unsure if it's the genetic or something else, but the average person is like 100x more tolerant than I am. These days I could probably smoke 1 puff and be caught on a ride.

I actually owe my atheistic salvation due to a THC trip in my early 20s that sent me straight to realize God. 

[Leo Gura]

45 minutes ago, Etherial Cat said:

I actually owe my atheistic salvation due to a THC trip in my early 20s that sent me straight to realize God.

Cheers

[Clarence]

6 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

You are overthinking the whole thing. Just heat up the e-liquid and dump powder in it by eyeball, however much fits. The more potent the better.

I have never had crystalization issues with THC. Crystalization happens with DMT if the cart is stored in cooler temps.

Thanks a lot!

I'll try that method.

I've done the decarb process, but my oven's temperature wasn't stable. It kind of worked anyway and I tested it.

But the effects were weird. I experienced an altered state of consciousness which felt psychedelic, but didn't induce an awakening or any insights. My thoughts and intellect were altered, but they still felt like my own. It didn't really increase my state of consciousness (it didn't lower it either).

It also induced some panic because the state wasn't comfortable, it hit harder than I expected after a few failed attempts, and my heart was pounding in a way I had never experienced before. It also made me cough at the beginning because it was too harsh on my throat.

It felt like the dose was too high and too low at the same time. Too high because of the overall discomfort I felt, and too low because it didn't induce any breakthrough.

On my previous attempt, I had experienced light psychedelic effects including love and warmth in my body, but then it went in that weird direction after I vaped a stronger dose ten minutes later.

The effects lasted for about an hour and started to wear off before that.

I'm not sure I can draw conclusions about the effects of weed on me from this session alone.

[Leo Gura]

2 hours ago, Clarence said:

It didn't really increase my state of consciousness

Try other variants of THC, like THC-B or HHC.

[vibv]

Best way to experience the psychedelic effects is by growing it yourself and embracing the whole process.

Greetings from Germany.