Avoiding a whitey-"Just how strong is this stuff??"

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Avoiding a whitey-"Just how strong is this stuff??"

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Hello all---countdown is on...About 24h to go. :D :D :D

I am starting to get a bit concerned by all these posts talking about how incredibly STRONG everything is in Amsterdam. I have done my fair share of smoking, although not regularly for the last several years. Back in the day I could smoke all under the table..BUT, that was all with what I think must be very much weaker stuff from the US. It has been a long time since I smoked some serious bud...BUT...I really don't want to miss out on making the most of this trip. I don't really want to stick to the sad lightweight stuff. :(

Suggestions??? All the hazes I'm looking at seem CRAZY strong. Super Silver Haze and Mango Haze were two that really piqued my interest.


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If you don't want to just smoke the "milder" strains and keep to the higher-end ones, then the best advice is to simply take it easy!

Take things one puff at a time, and if you can feel that the high is becoming too much to handle, then put the joint down, eat and/or drink something containing a lot of sugar, and possibly get some fresh air.

You don't have to smoke constantly while you're in the Dam, or even in the coffeeshops. Just take it slow and smoke a bit less maybe, than you would if you were smoking lower-grade stuff.
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Do most of the good shops have bongs available? I feel I can control intake much better that way. I wanted to try the vaporizer but that may just be too much. I was planning on Grey Area, Barneys, and Mellow Yellow.
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I know that GA have bongs you can use, and I would assume that Barneys and MY do as well, though I'm not sure, as I never go to either.

Edit: In my experience bongs hit you harder than joints, which are more easily controlled. You might want to take care with the bong hits, if you're worried about being sick/passin' out :)

But then again, I haven't smoked bongs in many years, just my experience :P
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vivalamata wrote:Do most of the good shops have bongs available? I feel I can control intake much better that way. I wanted to try the vaporizer but that may just be too much. I was planning on Grey Area, Barneys, and Mellow Yellow.
Man, it sounds like you stressing yourself out, your most likely to fuck up if your expecting it or looking for it to happen. Grab a pipe, put in a LITTLE bit of the bud, take one puff and see what happens. If you do green, dont worry, its not like your going to die. Man if i worried about the amount of times ive greened in amsterdam i would never go back. I once pulled a spectacula whitey infront of a group of school kids while in 'Dam Square. It dont matter man its all part of the fun. You'll get mashed off your first pipe hit, but i doubt you'll green. Spend a day or two smoking the lower strength stuff, then move onto the higher end hazes.
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Stay away from bongs and iso then, and you'll be fine.
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What is considered "lower strength stuff"??I would be thrilled for suggestions. I can ease in with some of these....and then get to the hazes.
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Hmmm....I love smoking from bongs. I hardly ever smoke joints. Too nasty and rough on the lungs IMO.
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heyla, best advice I could give you would be to start off rolling small, thin joints (or pack small bongs).

As for what varieties to smoke, in 'Dam the strongest strains are usually the most expensive, therefore it follows that the weaker strains will cost less. Us price as your guide for potency!
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vivalamata wrote:What is considered "lower strength stuff"??I would be thrilled for suggestions. I can ease in with some of these....and then get to the hazes.
Orange bud from Basjoes is a very good starter weed. Thai, Jamacian, Columbian etc is usually the lowest strength available. TBH your guna have to ask the budtender to get a accurate answer, they're to help.
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vivalamata wrote:What is considered "lower strength stuff"??I would be thrilled for suggestions. I can ease in with some of these....and then get to the hazes.
Best advice: ask the budtender
As far as sativas go: the imported stuff can have a nice clear high. Silver Haze, not Super Silver Haze is a not too strong sativa.
Indicas: I'd go with the cheaper stuff. You should be able to find something that tastes good and ain't too strong, maybe Orange Bud. Maybe a skunk. Price is usually, but not always, a good indicator. I mean you should get a strong indica for 10 or more euros.
vivalamata wrote:Hmmm....I love smoking from bongs. I hardly ever smoke joints. Too nasty and rough on the lungs IMO.
Me too. I really only smoke Js in Amsterdam, at bongless parties or snowboarding.
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Sir Niall of Essex-sire wrote:Orange bud from Basjoes is a very good starter weed. Thai, Jamacian, Columbian etc is usually the lowest strength available. TBH your guna have to ask the budtender to get a accurate answer, they're to help.
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If only I could still get that much effect from weed. Not that I want a whitey, but with my meds, even with the strongest stuff, I have to remind myself Im high.

The recommendation I would add would be to buy a gram of one of those milder buds you've been told about...get a cheap, 5 dollar pipe, or even a small cheap bong, take it to your room (if its a smoking hotel) and smoke there. That way you can find your baseline, and have a place to lay back if it hits harder than you'd like. Likewise, I would follow the same process if you step up to a very strong product. It keeps you from public paranoia, since you're in your own space, and it keeps you from public embarrassment, if that sort of thing concerns you.

The best thing I've read here is the advice not to obsess or stress yourself over it, this is playtime, not crisis time. Don't try to force control on your experience, and you will be as fine as frog hair.

I do highly recommend the hotel room method....I like smoking alone, so I smoke in my room when I can, as well at the CS. I even paid the Ibis an extra 110 euro deposit cuz I told them that I would be smoking regardless of policy, and they were cool with it in exchange for the big chunk of change...I will research smoking policies before return next time though. 110 Euros is pricey for smoking privelidges....but I did take a pillow...please don't think ill of me. (it had a burn hole anyway) :P
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Just a query what is a whitey? Is it like being sick and all that. Just never experienced one and by the sounds of it I don't really wanna and I was just curious of what happens to I can try to avoid it.
Bit of a noob question like I know haha
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AnthL wrote:Just a query what is a whitey? Is it like being sick and all that. Just never experienced one and by the sounds of it I don't really wanna and I was just curious of what happens to I can try to avoid it.
Bit of a noob question like I know haha
Yep m8 you throw your gutts up proper and turn a sort of Pale White. Just know your limits and stop when you have had enough simple as.
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