I've had both open and closed eyed visuals on smoked cannabis. For me; it's rare but it has happened several many times over the years.

I consider it a psychedelic drug, whether eaten or smoked.

Lucky! I've had visions before, but nothing special, and certainly not every time I smoke. Perhaps it's the strain? Either that, or you're just lucky...

It's very psychedelic for me to. But for me it's been a double edged sword since I'm far more prone to paranoia with cannabis than even psychedlics. Some are much more sensitive to it's psychedelic effects for some reason. Then there is also the fact that most just come at it from a perspective that completely ignores it's psychedelic potential, and don't use it in that context.

OP what kind of stuff do you smoke? I`ve had CEV and some mild OEV(mostly peripheral distortions) when i smoked pure Haze strains.

That's pretty cool. I don't smoke weed at the moment so I can't relate, but I knew a couple other people who described similar effects on cannabis... But they also smoked weed very infrequently, maybe once every 30-50 days. So I wonder if frequency might play into it? How often do you smoke it, and how many tokes do you generally take in a session?

I used to be quite a heavy user of MJ back in the day, I only use small amounts now, but I remember on a lot of occasions having some very strong psychedelic like trips. Some of them being so strong I got scared that it had been laced with something, which is probably unlikely. When I first started using it I would get multicolour fractal hallucinations as well but now not so much, could be due to me not using as much though.

A few years ago I was very into lucid dreaming. I used to apply the same kinda techniques I used to influence and control dreams after smoking cannabis. I remember laying on my friends bed listening to music after a round of heavy smoking and creating galaxies in my head. Gasses, asteroids, proto-planets, and all that. One time after not smoking for about 8 months I smoked a bowl of kief from some lemon haze and white afghan. It was like 2am in the middle of summer, under a full moon if that means anything. I had bizarre OEV of vibrant colors and feelings of intense euphoria. I vaguely remember kneeling next to a small puddle and watching my reflection. One of my family members found me about an hour later and tried to talk to me about some important family matter so I sobered up enough to go inside. They asked why I had water on my face, I'm not really sure how it got there.

I have only been able to get those sort of psychedelic effects a small handful of times.
I have to have some high end stuff and a good bit of it though. The first time it happened I was talking to a window because I kept hearing it say things to me. I tried to play halo and a friend pointed out that I was up against a wall just holding forward and thought I was actually moving around the level.
I'd say you're lucky and I wouldn't worry about it unless you start to have effects even when not high or something.

Haha I used to love playing halo after a good weed session, I was unstoppable! Ah the good ol' days! I could hardly see the TV screen but would still manage to do really good somehow

Pot does this to me also..
Ive also found that ..[one little pinch of salvia extract] 5x 7x or 10x or higher.. in the pot bowl or joint with make the pot experiance last two to three times longer with boosted visions racing all over you can even melt into your couch for hours..!
Salvia in extract form will do this to a pot high make it more visual increase body buzz too.

Does anyone know if either Indica or Sativa is better for reaching this kind of state? I've only had an experience comparable to the
OP's once. The first time I ever smoked; and i've never been able to reach it again.

I think it's always been a strain of Indica for me, I could be wrong though. This particular strain was a really dark greeny brown and quite bushy/leafy. It had no particular smell and it was really strong when smoked. Who knows what the name of it was though.

I think its more dependant on whats going on in your brain rather than the strain. Cannabis increases melatonin by a huge ammount so it may have something to do with that.

I quite regularly experience closed eye visuals with weed. I don't smoke it as much anymore as it has a very demotivating effect on me these days but the strange thing is that I find I can still experience similar but far less intense visuals without it. I started noticing this a while back. When I go to bed and I concentrate on what I see it unfolds unpredictably if I don't try to control it. Very similar to a trip and really obscure intricate cartoonish like visuals, things that I believe I have never seen before. It's fuzzy and not vivid but it's there, I once thought of it as being on the other-side looking in.

It's a classic.


I also regularly get psychedelic effects from weed, though I can also admit to being prone to sort of anxiety and doubt sometimes. I think the psychedelic effects of weed is what keeps me in touch with it. It is a very adaptable psychedelic but very powerful. I would also get very, very strong trips off cannabis when I stopped for a while. Right now I smoke regularly, and my relationship fluxes with cannabis depending on my mindset, frequency, and intentions. I think using it with a respectful and receiving attitude and with the intention of maybe sacramental use is important. Cannabis is really a complex spirit.

well no sooner than I said "I don't smoke weed right now", the herb elves paid me a visit! I can't smoke cannabis often cause I have a strict 1-or-2 times a month limit (personal reasons), but I guess I'll be putting my wood VG to the test. Hopefully I can get some of the cool visuals/dreamy states you guys describe, but I'm happy with just chilling out and letting my thoughts go a-journeying.