By Luke Sumpter

Can you remember the first time you lit up? Some describe it as a meaningful moment, whereas others swear they felt nothing at all. After this initial experience, the body and mind start to become familiar with weed and its constituents. Once acquainted, for the following few months, or years, many users experience euphoric, consciousness-altering highs that boost the mood and ignite creativity.

While some cannabis users continue to feel this way indefinitely, others—at some point—start asking themselves the question: “Why can’t I get high anymore?”. Frustration sets in when you suddenly can’t access that elevated place. Something doesn’t feel the same. You’re not euphoric, your creativity and motivation aren’t surging, you're not as talkative, and music and food just don’t hit the same as before.

So, what happened? Well, there are numerous potential reasons why you can’t get high. These range from smoking poor-quality weed to selecting high-CBD buds and building up a tolerance to THC. Below, you’ll discover all the key culprits behind your cannabis conundrum—but don’t fret, we’re not focusing on the doom and gloom. We’ll offer a solution to each issue to ensure you feel elevated again in no time.


First of All — Are You Actually Smoking Weed?

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First things first; you need to take a good look at what you’re smoking and the way you’re smoking it. Are you a cannabis purist? Do you pack nothing else but freshly ground bud into your blunts, bongs, and joints? Then it might come as a shock to you that many weed smokers mix their flower with an assortment of different fillers, including several species of herbs and tobacco. While doing so helps a stash last longer and introduces a slightly different effect, it can also mess with your high. If you roll joints using a lot of tobacco, you need to make sure you’re putting in enough weed to feel a noticeable effect.

You’ll also need to determine if the weed you’re smoking… is actually weed. It sounds ridiculous, but black markets often give rise to con artists, or, as they’re also known, oregano salesmen.

✔️ Solution

Ease off the tobacco and smoking herbs. Before you lay down a mattress of dried plant material into that joint, consider aiming for a ratio of at least one part cannabis and one part tobacco/smoking herb. Plus, to ensure your green herb is actually weed, you need to do some observing. Your stash should arrive as sticky, aromatic buds, not a degraded powder that smells suspiciously like your kitchen cupboards. But also be wary of weed that looks too good to be true; other, more dangerous adulterants can be used to make buds appear like the movie prop version of the real thing.

You’re Smoking Leaves or Stems

Millions of weed users are now living in territories that have legalized, or at least decriminalised, the possession, purchase, and cultivation of weed. Good for them. But millions of others are still living in the dark ages. This results in having to buy cannabis from dealers and subpar growers, if you don’t grow your own (and risk going to prison for doing so).

Don’t get us wrong; some black market cannabis hits the spot. Certain growers genuinely strive for quality, and have upped their game to produce thick, luscious buds using an organic approach. However, others have less of a passion for growing and more of a desire for easy money. This results in bad weed and bags made heavy with leaves and stems. Though these parts of the plant may contain some cannabinoids and terpenes, the amount will pale dramatically in comparison to buds.

✔️ Solution

Not every cannabis user gets to choose what they smoke, especially in countries with particularly harsh laws. However, if you can, try seeking out a new dealer with better goods. If you’re really stuck for options and want to risk it, set up a small micro grow to obtain better buds. You want flowers coated in trichomes, as these are the glands that excrete high levels of those precious cannabinoids and terpenes.

Moreover, if you do find yourself building up a stash of leaves and stems from subpar dealers, consider condensing it all into cannabutter, which you can then use to make potent edibles. Instead of smoking harsh plant matter that won’t really get you high, turn lemons into lemonade, or, cannabis into cannabutter.

You’re Smoking Old Weed or Bad Hash

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How old is the weed you’re smoking, really? The longer the chemical constituents inside cannabis are exposed to air, high temperatures, and light, the further they degrade—especially when stored in poor conditions from the onset. If you’re smoking weed that’s pretty old, you may feel a very light psychoactive effect that isn’t as euphoric or intense as usual. This is chiefly because most of the THC has degraded into CBN, which doesn’t induce the typical cannabis high.

What about bad hash? Finding good hash poses a challenge, especially when purchasing on the black market. Some products contain additives—including beeswax, solvents, and even coffee—that taste awful and lessen the desired psychoactive effects by diluting the cannabinoid concentration.

✔️ Solution

Know the signs of good bud, and store your weed properly. Well-dried and cured flowers maintain their freshness much longer; the THC doesn’t break down into CBN as readily. These flowers look vibrant, smell great, and feel sticky and resinous. Though you can’t control whether the stash you bought was dried and cured properly to begin with, you can do your best to store it in airtight glass containers with humidity regulating packs. If you grew the weed yourself, it’s on you to take the time to dry, cure, and store thoughtfully.

And when it comes to hash, avoid anything that seems rock-hard or gives off dark, acrid smoke when combusted. You want hash that gives to the pressure of your fingers and smells floral and herbal, not chemical.

You’re Using a Low-THC or High-CBD Strain

The cannabinoid profile of each strain forms the core of its potential effects. Buds high in THC produce a classic high that leads to euphoria, munchies, giggles, and good times. However, not every strain possesses enough THC to get you high. Modern cannabis breeding has led to the creation of strains with sky-high levels of CBD and almost no THC at all. These buds look completely identical to those packed with THC, but won’t get you stoned. Other varieties contain equal quantities of both cannabinoids. These will get you slightly elevated, but the effects of CBD will counteract those of THC to some degree, curbing the psychoactive potential.

✔️ Solution

Aim to grow or acquire buds with a high THC content. If you’re a cultivator, you’ll find details of the cannabinoid profile of each strain in the data sheets provided by the seed bank you’re purchasing from. If you’re lucky enough to have access to dispensaries and coffeeshops, the budtenders will inform you of the effects of each variety. If you only have access to black market products, you can use home testing kits to measure the cannabinoid content of your flowers.

You’re Not Smoking Enough

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If you’re new to cannabis and you’re not getting baked, you likely need to smoke more. What a tragedy! Small doses of THC have a subtle effect, but you might need a greater amount of the cannabinoid to really experience that quintessential high.

✔️ Solution

This is an easy solution, at least compared to the other issues. Roll bigger joints, opt for strains with a higher THC content, and hit a bong bowl instead of taking small tokes from a spliff. But you don’t have to go all out—start by smoking the same amount as usual, and then take it a few steps further to push the envelope a bit, while still avoiding a bad experience.

Bad Technique When Inhaling

If you can’t get high, you might need to learn how to smoke weed properly. Remember when the shady character known as Bill Clinton insisted that he smoked weed but “didn’t inhale”? Yeah, don’t do that. Many a new weed smoker has claimed that joints just “don’t get them high”, but trust us, if you smoke them right, joints can get you seriously blazed.

✔️ Solution

Inhale the smoke into your mouth and then further into the lungs; the cannabinoids will enter the alveoli and swiftly pass into your bloodstream. If you’re new to smoking or vaping, it’ll feel harsh and unpleasant at first, however, the more you do it, the more your body will turn off the warning signs and realize it's about to get treated to a dose of THC.

Your Mind Doesn’t Let You Get High

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Stress affects the mind in mysterious ways. Science understands many of the physiological and psychological impacts of stress, but much about this state remains concealed. We do know that stress changes hormone production in the body, makes us tense, and sends adrenaline and cortisol levels through the roof. Deadlines, bills, and personal issues can change our baseline state and make it so weed doesn’t hit the same.

✔️ Solution

Try to unwind. Before you blaze, go for a walk or run to get your own feel-good endocannabinoids circulating. Consider meditating for around 10 minutes pre-joint to bring down your stress levels and relax. Alternatively, talk it out. Sit with a few close friends, pass around a joint, and take the emotional weight off of your shoulders.

You’re Eating Too Much Before Blazing

If you’ve ever blazed a lot on an empty stomach, while your blood sugar levels are dwindling, you’ll know how hard THC hits. Conversely, eating too much can help to tame the cannabis high, so much so that experienced smokers sometimes scoff down a hearty meal before a heavy smoking session to minimise the chances of greening out.

✔️ Solution

You should eat before getting high, but go for something light. Opt for a snack or low-carb meal; a protein source with a side of greens will fill your body with nutrients without causing a massive elevation in blood sugar.

Other Drugs are Cancelling Out the Effect

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If you can’t get high, try smoking weed in isolation. Mixing in booze, caffeine, and nicotine can influence the cannabis high to some degree. In fact, you can get so drunk or stimulated that you barely discern the effects of weed at all.

✔️ Solution

Smoke weed, and take nothing else. Replace coffee with herbal tea and lay off the booze and stimulants before a smoking session to experience weed in all its glory.

Your Tolerance Is Too High

Over time, inevitably, your body gets used to the effects of cannabis, which means you’ll need bigger doses of THC to feel the same effect. THC binds to CB1 receptors of the endocannabinoid system to produce its psychoactive effect, and in an attempt to adapt, the brain prunes away some of these sites. This means the compound won’t affect you in the same way with chronic use.

✔️ Solution

Smoke more weed! If that fails, opt for more potent products, such as dabs or even moonrocks. You can also try your hand at edibles to really elevate the experience to new heights and prolong your high. Still not getting high? Then you need to reset your endocannabinoid system by taking a tolerance break for a week or two to enjoy weed like it’s new again.

Yes, You Can Still Get High

Chill for a second! Next time you find yourself wondering why you can’t get high, you’ll know how to find the answer. Perhaps you need to smoke stronger stuff, or maybe you need to switch out the CBD for THC. In some cases, you’ll need to lay off the sugary snacks before a smoking session. If these don’t work, simply give yourself a break. It’ll suck at first, but it will pay dividends in a week or two—we promise!

Promoting Responsible Cannabis UseRQS emphasizes the importance of responsible cannabis consumption.

While many individuals use cannabis frequently without complications, some may be susceptible to developing adverse behaviours. We believe the herb should enhance one’s life, not hinder it.

Responsible use involves limiting consumption to adults only, refusing to operate cars or machinery while under the influence, and making an effort to resist abuse.

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COMPANY NAME: SNORKEL SPAIN, SL (hereinafter ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS)

C/ Vilar d'Abdelà, 5 (nave 1) CP: 08170 de Montornès del Vallès

+34 937 379 846

support@royalqueenseeds.com


The present Privacy Policy sets out the terms on which we will treat personal data at ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS; this includes any personal data collected through our website https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/ as well as any other data we process in the course of our business activities.

ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS collects the following personal data for the purposes listed below:

SECTION 1 – PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

1.1 Account purchases

Account purchases can only be made if you are in possession of a personal account. When you create an account or purchase something from our shop, as part of the buying and selling process we collect the following personal information that you provide to us:

This information is required for delivery. In addition, when you browse our shop, we automatically receive the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer. Based on this information, we can optimise your online experience and at the same time protect our online environment.

Purpose of data collection

We collect and store account-related data for the following purposes:

(a) to carry out obligations arising from any contracts between you and us, and to provide you with information, products and services that you may request from us;

(b) to set up, manage and communicate with you about your account and your orders;

(c) to conduct market research and analysis;

(d) to confirm your age and identity, and to detect and prevent fraud.

1.2 Newsletters

With your explicit permission, we may send you newsletters about our shop, new products and other updates. We send newsletters based on your explicit consent. In the event that you purchase a product, and in accordance with current regulations, we may send you commercial communications in accordance with the legitimate interest of our company, always about products or services similar to those you have purchased or contracted. In any case, you may exercise your right of opposition through the channels announced in this Privacy Policy. The following information is collected in relation to the newsletter:

We do not need to know the sex of the person in order to send the newsletter (data minimisation: by law we must ask for data that is strictly necessary to provide the service, and in this case knowing the sex is not necessary to send the newsletter).

Purpose of data collection

The data collected is used to:

(a) personalise our emails, including your name and gender;

(b) provide gender-specific content.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the link provided in the newsletter or the contact information provided in section 2.

1.3 Customer service and contact form

In order to provide appropriate support, our customer service employees have access to information related to the account. Consequently, their support will be highly effective and friendly. The data provided in our contact form is used by our CRM provider, SuperOffice. We will only use your details to respond to your message.

SECTION 2 – LEGITIMATE INTEREST

If you have purchased any of our products, please note that we may process your personal data for promotional purposes, based on Royal Queen Seeds' legitimate interest only to offer you products or services from our company and about products or services similar to those you have purchased. You may exercise your right to opt out of future messages by the means set out in this Privacy Policy or through any notification you receive.

2.1 How do you withdraw consent?

If you change your mind, you can withdraw your consent for us to contact you for the purpose of collecting, using, or disclosing your data at any time by reaching out to us at: support@royalqueenseeds.com.

SECTION 3 – DISCLOSURE

We may disclose your personal information if we are required to do so by law or if you breach our Terms of Service.

SECTION 4 – HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA?

At Royal Queen Seeds, we will not retain your data for longer than is necessary for the purposes described in this Policy. Different retention periods apply for different types of data; however, the longest period we will normally hold any personal data is 10 years.

4.1 Account information

Data relating to the account remains relevant for as long as the consumer is in possession of an account. Therefore, the data remains documented for as long as the account exists. When our customers delete an account, the associated data will be deleted within a reasonable period of time. Requests regarding the inspection or correction of stored personal data or the deletion of an account can be sent to support@royalqueenseeds.com.

4.2 Newsletters

In the event that you give us your consent to inform you about our products or services, we will keep your data until you express your wish not to receive any further communications from us. However, we regularly (every month) carry out a relevance check. Registered customers (and their personal information) will be deleted whenever customers do not reply to our request. In addition, our newsletter mailing has an opt-out feature. Consumers can withdraw their consent by using this opt-out feature.

SECTION 5 – COOKIES

Cookies are small information files that notify your computer of previous interactions with our website. These cookies are stored on your hard drive, not on our website. Essentially, when you use our website, your computer displays its cookies to us, informing our site that you have visited before. This allows our website to function more quickly and remember aspects related to your previous visits (such as your username), making your experience more convenient. At Royal Queen Seeds, we use two types of cookies: functional and analytical.

5.1 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies are used to enhance your online experience. Among other things, these cookies track what is added to your shopping cart. The use of these cookies does not require prior authorization.

5.2 Analytical Cookies

Analytical cookies are used for research and market analysis. The data collected with these analytical cookies is anonymous, making it unusable for third parties. The use of these cookies does not require prior authorization.

SECTION 5 – THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Third-party services are required to conduct transactions and provide our services. In general, the third-party providers we use will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to enable them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies regarding the information we must provide to them for your transactions.

We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these providers so that you can understand how these providers will handle your personal information.

In particular, certain suppliers may be located or have facilities located in a different jurisdiction than yours or ours. Therefore, if you choose to proceed with a transaction involving the services of a third party, your information may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which that service provider or its facilities are located.

Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Service of our website.

Web analytics service (anonymous data)

On this website we have integrated an element of a web analytics service (with anonymisation functionality). Web analytics can be defined as the gathering, processing and analysis of data about the behaviour of visitors to websites. An analytics service collects, among other things, data about which website a person came from (the so-called referrer), which sub-pages they visited or how often and for how long they visited a sub-page. Web analytics is mainly used for website optimisation and for a cost–benefit analysis of internet advertising.

Courier service

To complete deliveries we use a courier service. This courier service carries out the delivery between our company and the consumer's home. To complete these logistics, the company requires access to the consumer's name and address information.

Mailing service

Royal Queen Seeds uses a third-party mail service provider to send its newsletter. This provider has access to limited account information related to opt-in consent (e.g. email address).

Marketing services

Royal Queen Seeds has the support of a company that specialises in marketing and communication activities. Their access to personal information is very limited and mostly anonymous.

Payment services

At Royal Queen Seeds we use external payment services to handle our transactions (e.g. credit card payments).

SECTION 6 – SECURITY

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry standard best practices to ensure that it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored using AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional industry standards that are commonly accepted. Information related to the account is protected with a hashing method. This method transforms the information into a generated hash. As a result, confidential information is protected and invisible, even to us. In addition, our databases are exceptionally protected against unauthorised access. For example, access to the database is only possible and permitted via approved IP addresses (e.g. from Royal Queen Seeds headquarters). Other attempts and addresses are rejected at all times.

Furthermore, data is anonymised as much as possible, so it cannot be directly linked to a specific consumer. With this data, however, we may be able to carry out market research and analysis. In addition, the third parties concerned (e.g. mailing service) are examined prior to our collaboration, comply with the GDPR from the EU and receive a processing agreement. Within Royal Queen Seeds, employees are assigned different access permissions. Specific permission provides access only to information that is strictly required to perform a task. Digital security measures are subject to change and must meet high requirements to ensure the safety of online customers. That is why, at Royal Queen Seeds, we appoint a security officer. Regular verification and improvement of security measures (where necessary) are part of the role.

SECTION 7 – CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please check back regularly. Changes and clarifications will be effective immediately upon being published on the Website. If we make substantial changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated so you will know what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

SECTION 8 – YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO: