What Happens If Your Weed Experience Goes Very Wrong? Here's What You Should Do First.

Most people who indulge in weed, from occasional tokers to certified stoners, know that getting too high can be both hilarious and absolutely terrifying. Because the cannabis available today is often stronger than the pot of yesteryear — especially when it comes to edibles — it’s easy to consume a larger amount of THC (the main inebriating compound in the plant) than you mean to.

Those tiny gummies look so innocuous, but each one can contain dozens of milligrams of THC and, because they can take up to an hour to kick in, the temptation to eat more before you’re fully high can lead to ingesting a huge dose.

Simply put: You might end up facing extreme internal chaos.

While inhaling or swallowing too much weed probably won’t do you in, an overwhelming or bad high can impair your judgment in a risky way and make you feel like you’re in mortal danger. You can experience paranoia, anxiety or unshakable dread. You might even have physical reactions like a racing heart, a headache or nausea.

So what do we do if we find ourselves in a situation like this? Are there ways to feel less high, or less awful while we’re high, if we find we’re not enjoying ourselves?

That’s what we — Raj Punjabi and Noah Michelson, the hosts ofHuffPost’s “Am I Doing It Wrong?” podcast — asked Krishna Andavolu, a journalist and longtime host of VICE’s Weediquette series, when he stopped by our studio to school us on all things weed.

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So what’s the first thing we should do? Look for someone who can help ground us.

“Having someone to talk to is huge — someone who’s been around the plant a bunch and can give you some good, sage advice about how to chill out,” Andavolu said.

Then, sitting or lying down on a