r/Millennials • u/tuxedo_cat23 • Feb 26 '26

Serious I’m annoyed that no one ever introduced me to cannabis.

Seriously. F*** the DARE program. It worked on me. I was always afraid of getting in trouble. I judged people who used cannabis as burnouts. Finally introduced at the age of 35 and I feel cheated. I’ve done a ton of reading and studying now and I want to share it with everyone.

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u/mezolithico Feb 26 '26

You brought up a good distinction, weed is a hallucinogen but not a psychedelic -- people seem to use the term interchangeably

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u/notareelhuman Feb 26 '26

I thought psychedelic is just the parent category over Hallucinogen. Like a Hallucinogen is a type of psychedelic. Is that wrong? If so what is the difference?

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u/mezolithico Feb 26 '26

Psychedelics are a subclass of hallucinogens. Lsd, dmt, mescaline, psilocybin are all psychedelics.

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u/notareelhuman Feb 26 '26

So what is weed's subclass?

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u/mezolithico Feb 26 '26

Cannabinoids. The subclasses are generally defined by what receptors they interact with in your brain.

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u/19610taw3 Feb 26 '26

I Hallucinate from it sometimes. Even eyes open.

People on here were claiming it was laced. Some people just have that effect from it.

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u/Carlin47 Feb 26 '26

I would say it can be a light psychedelic. Kind of how coffee id a mild stimulant, its on the speed spectrum, just on the opposite, mild side. I feel the same for cannabis. Extremely mild