I know it's not the thread for quotes but....
"Marijuana is one of the least toxic substances in the whole pharmacopoeia" - Lester Grinspoon
It's always the same thing, people new to weed eat too much edibles or smoke too much because they do not know it better or they mix it with alcohol and get some side effects -> Conclusion: Weed is bad and dangerous. All the marijuana haters love those statements inflate them and spread them whenever they can.
But what happens if I'm new to alcohol and I drink too much or I have a bad headache and I take a whole package of ibuprofen because it can't be dangerous if i can buy it in the supermarket....I think the effects would be much worser
Nobody would complain if he or she drank too much and they feel sick the next day. No they will do it again.
There are so many things around that could kill us if we overdose it but nobody is concerned! But Marijuana is bad
To all people who want to try cannabis the first time because you are traveling to a country where it's legal or because it became legal where you live: Take it slow or even better ask somebody to "assist" you and you will have a nice and pleasurable experience.
Imagine yourself you lived in the jungle with no contact to civilization and somebody gives you a bottle of vodka and a big pack of painkillers, the chance to kill yourself is relatively high because you don't know anything about those substances and the dosage.
Ignorance or inexperience causes a lot of "Cannabis poisonings"
Another quote from Lester Grinspoon:
Cannabis is remarkably safe. Although not harmless, it is surely less toxic than most of the conventional medicines it could replace if it were legally available. Despite its use by millions of people over thousands of years, cannabis has never caused an overdose death.”
So don't be scared relax, eat some sweets, drink water, chill somewhere and the negative effects would go away. Nothing bad or life threatening will happen. You will not die