Jungle Fever: Smoking Paraphernalia & Legal Highs

Giggle is what is known as a “party pill” which falls into the category of “legal highs”. Giggle gives a feeling of calmness and euphoria as well as, as the name suggests, supplying the user with a serious case of the giggles.

User reviews indicate that it also creates a feeling of lightness in the limbs and a sensation of the world slowing down around you. Giggle is based primarily on geranium, which is why it is a legal high. There are other ingredients as well; all are listed on the back of the product, yet none of them fall into the “banned” category. Those other ingredients are very important, however, as geranium on its own will not create a high. So, raiding your next door neighbour’s flower beds is not recommended.

Giggle is generally regarded as being completely safe, although it has attracted a mild degree of media concern in Australia in particular. Coming in (tasteless) pill form, it is recommended that it be taken on an empty stomach (with either water or fruit juice) in order for it to achieve the maximum impact on your system. More pills can be taken after a two hour waiting period if required.

As is almost always the case, Giggle is not recommended for pregnant women or people with heart conditions or high blood pressure and any warnings on the pack should be followed. Giggle is legal both in the United Kingdom and pretty much everywhere in the world and can be easily purchased online.

An herbal high is nothing more than a euphoric state obtained through the use of natural dietary supplements sold at a variety of vitamin stores around the world. They not only stimulate your body, but they often extend your energy levels and natural resources.

Herbal highs are composed entirely of herbal ingredients. In many ways, herbal highs are similar to the illegal drugs that people use to obtain euphoric sensations, but there is a lesser risk of overdosing with a legal herbal high. Since it is a legal high, you know you’re not taking an illegal substance. 

An example of an herbal high is the Ecstasy Original Herbal Formula offered at certain herbal supplement shops. The formula includes a variety of herbs such as sida cordifolia, ginseng, ginko biloba, cola, camellia sinensis and methionine. It also contains various natural mushrooms, folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12. 

There is also a pill known as EX-1 which is a natural stimulant containing natural forms of ephedrine, such as sida cordifolia. However, is important to understand that while ephedrine is not illegal there are certain adverse symptoms that can come about from extended use. 

These examples are just a small sample of the hundreds of natural, legal herbal highs available.

The important thing to remember about cannabis is that depends on where you live in the world as to whether or not this is one of the legal highs that you can pursue without being prosecuted. It is illegal in most countries, but there are some that consider it to be a legal substance, and in some cases it is acceptable to use as a medical product. It is recommended that you know for sure prior to purchasing or growing cannabis whether or not it is legal in your area, otherwise you could be acting illegally.

Cannabis can be consumed in a variety of methods. One of the most common ways of consuming cannabis is to smoke it in bongs such as acrylic bongs or glass bongs, although multi pipe bongs, roor bongs, and hookah pipes are also popular ways of smoking the herb. 

The cannabis can also be inhaled with a vaporizer. There are a number of vaporizers on the market today, including cheap vaporizers, the more expensive handheld vaporizers and the most expensive type, the volcano vaporizer.

Vaporizers are popular because, rather than burning the actual plant, they heat the plant up to such a high degree that the natural chemicals in the plants are released and can then be inhaled. The users obtain different levels of natural highs depending on how much they consume. 

There are hundreds of different strains of cannabis, so it is a matter of personal preference as to which you prefer.

Consider the various types of legal highs offered around the world. One of the herbs generally accepted worldwide is known as Diviner’s Sage, or salvia divinorium. It has centuries of use as a religious tool in order to create visionary states of consciousness during spiritual healing sessions, and because of these psychoactive properties it is considered one of the more intense types of herbal highs obtainable. Salvia divinorium can be smoked through a variety of means, such as hookah pipes, paper blunts or acrylic bongs. It can also be chewed or taken as a tincture. Salvia divinorium can produce a variety of experiences ranging from laughter to profoundly altered states where dreams and visions may seem like reality. The effects of smoking the drug generally only last a few minutes, but taken orally they can last far longer. Bear in mind that salvia divinorium is legal in most countries but it is controlled in certain areas like the United States, so before you decide to try it you should determine the law of the country you are staying in.

Since salvia divinorium is legal almost everywhere and merely controlled in certain other areas, which is not the same as illegal, it is rapidly becoming one of the most popular forms of legal highs for people of all ages. It gives the same effects as many illegal drugs, but is nothing more than a natural herb. Salvia divinorium is so popular you may find you need to buy stash lighters to hide it from your friends.

The most well-known types of classified legal highs are those termed adaptogens by herbalists around the world. They refer to a natural herbal product, which increases the body’s resistance to stress, trauma, fatigue and anxiety. Over the years, adaptogens have been referred to as rejuvenating herbs, restoratives and many other nicknames.

Every adaptogen contains antioxidants, but it is important to remember that antioxidants are not necessarily adaptogens themselves; the antioxidant’s primary action is not to rejuvenate the body but to fight off toxins. 

The concept of adaptogens actually goes back thousands of years to ancient India and China. The modern understanding of how they work did not begin until the late 1940s. In 1968, adaptogens were given a formal definition as being non-toxic to the recipient and capable of producing a non-specific response in the body, as well as having a normalizing influence on physiology. In short, adaptogens provide you with all of the benefits of a drug without the downsides. Plus, they come with plenty of antioxidants. 

There are many types of legal highs that are considered adaptogens, and in normal doses provide a defensive response against stress as well as having a normalizing influence on the body. They are different from other substances in their ability to balance the hormones and immune system at the same time as helping the body maintain optimal homeostasis.
 
Most adaptogens are plants that can either be taken in pill form, as a drink, smoked in glass bongs, a vaporizer, or rolled into a blunt.

Many people use golden root as a way to cope with depression, boost energy levels, and help to keep alert while on the job.  For all the good things about this herb, there is still some potential for side effects, especially if too much is consumed in a short period of time.  Here are some examples.

First, it is important to remember that golden root is a stimulant that works on certain neurotransmitters in the brain.  When taken in moderation, the activity helps to alleviate depression due to a chemical imbalance.  However, an excessively large dose can move the person past a balanced mood all the way into a euphoric state that borders on an anxiety attack.  If you seem to notice that you go from feeling a bit down to being overly excited, try cutting back on the dosage.

Another potential side effect is insomnia.  Most herbalists will recommend taking golden root earlier in the day rather than just a few hours before bedtime.  Since the effect of the herb is to uplift the mental processes, you may find that your mind is not willing to shut down and let your body fall into recuperative sleep.  The end result is that you will be extremely tired the next day, something that most of us prefer to avoid.

One last side effect to be aware of is a sudden increase in irritability.  Like many herbs, golden root balances the mood when taken in moderate doses.  Too much can heighten the senses to the point that little sounds or other distractions become highly annoying, almost to the point of causing one to lose control of his or her temper.  Cutting back on the dose will usually prevent this side effect from recurring.

A weed grinder, also called a herb grinder, a bud grinder or spice grinder, is a tool that you can use to grind herbs and spices into smaller particles in order for you to either add them to food or to inhale their odours. A weed grinder is indeed inseparable from a vaporizer. After the former has ground the psychedelic plants, the latter heats up the ground up pieces and converts them to vapour ready for inhalation. Weed grinders are considered perfect for grinding tobacco and other herbal highs like the leaves of salvia divinorum.

Weed grinders are typically made up of two or three compartments with a fine screen separating the top from the bottom. The fine screen acts as a sieve that allows only fine particles like ground salvia to pass through but blocks bigger plant particles. Grinders are called either “four-stages” or “five-stages” grinders depending on the number of its various divisions that further reduce in size the particles that have already been ground from the first compartment. The “five-stages” grinder is specially designed for making tobacco snuff.

Tobacco snuff is tobacco finely ground into powder form. Snuff is becoming more and more popular as it can now be used in places where smoking is prohibited such as on aircraft and in restaurants.

After you ground tobacco or salvia divinorum with your weed grinder, you can expect it to burn more evenly after you roll it into a joint. Grinding it exposes more of its surface area to heat and thus it will produce stronger-smelling vapours compared to when it is not ground. Another advantage of finely-ground herbal highs is that you do not expect it to poke holes in rolling paper because of the extremely small size of the particles.

Cacti are another potent example of entheogens, or plants with psychoactive or mind-altering properties. Entheogens are believed to trigger not only euphoria and hallucinations but also a feeling of deep peace and the ability to dream lucid dreams.

The San Pedro cactus is one hallucinogenic plant that is grown and cultivated in the desert regions or the southern United States and northern Mexico. It contains the substance called Mescaline, which produces narcotic euphoria, pleasurable sensations, and intense heart warming hallucinations. The San Pedro cactus is said to have similar effects as those of shrooms (magic mushrooms) or LSD. However, compared to these two, the San Pedro Cactus does not produce an adrenalin controlled high but a unique, enjoyable and tranquil trancelike state similar to that in a dream.

Similar to the San Pedro cactus, the Peyote cactus is a spineless cactus native to Texas and the Chihuahuan desert of Mexico. The Peyote cactus has always been regarded as a religious sacrament and as a medicinal plant. The active ingredient of this variety of cactus is also mescaline and just like in the San Pedro cactus this active substance produces feelings of nausea, followed by several episodes of pleasurable hallucination and heightened states of emotion and sensation. Bodily reactions include increased temperature, sleeplessness and sweating as if you were excited. Long-term effects of Peyote cactus consumption, however, include relapses of hallucination at any moment but positive effects may include an overall feeling of mental well being.

While the San Pedro cactus is sold dried, the Peyote cactus is usually sold as seeds.

Numerous species of so-called psychedelic plants, or entheogens, are being grown all over the world. Shamans and witch doctors, in their healing and divining ceremonies have used these plants. One of such entheogens is Kanna.

Kanna is a herb native to South Africa. It is believed to cause euphoria in higher doses but at lower doses it induces a low trance state. Other effects of Kanna include increased sensitivity to touch, sensual feelings related to or triggered by touch, and numbness to pain. After the first hour, you experience a certain trancelike sedation. The fresh leaves of Kanna are usually reduced to powder and can therefore be used as snuff.

The two primary active components of Kanna are mesembrine and mesembrenine. When taken in small doses these two substances produce narcotic and meditative effects. However, in higher doses they may produce effects similar to those induced by cocaine.

Aside from trance sensations and euphoria, Kanna Snuff can also trigger other feelings such as a feeling of freedom from stress and anxiety. It is also believed to cause a higher sense of consciousness as well as heightened focus and concentration. Perhaps one of the most significant effects of Kanna is its ability to produce vivid dreams that do not only produce warmth of feeling but also remain in the memory for a relatively long time.

When using Kanna Snuff, 20 mg is enough to induce a substantial effect. In other cases, 50 to 150 mg placed under the tongue or mixed with chewing gum can produce a stronger and subtler effect. Kanna can also be combined with cannabis, tea or alcohol to produce a synergistic effect.

Entheogens are amazing plants with psychoactive or mind-altering properties. One of the most prominent of these entheogens is the Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine, or the so-called “Vine of Souls”, which is native to the Amazon rainforest. This vine is ground together with the leaves of the Psychotria shrub to produce a concoction known as Ayahuasca. The South American natives consider Ayahuasca as the Mother of all Healers because it is a centuries old religious symbol in Colombia and Peru.

Ayahuasca is a well known legal high commonly sold as tea. Its Banisteriopsis caapi component helps to produce hypnotic, sedative and antidepressant effects in the user. 

It is said that the Ayahuasca brew has enlightened numerous hearts and souls through the altering of the mind due to the divine intelligence present in the Banisteriosis Caapi vine. The more potent ingredient of Ayahuasca is the leaf of the Psychotria shrub that are said to contain DMT, a very powerful hallucinogenic compound. It is said that the light brown Ayahuasca powdered brew derived from these two plants will naturally give the user three to four hours of strange music or noises followed by visual hallucinations that seem dreamlike. Some users have said that Ayahuasca produced visions in them but intense levels of euphoria or aggression is still the most common claim. Initially however, Ayahuasca tea may cause vomiting, nausea, and even diarrhoea.

Another plant similar to the Banisteriopsis Caapi vine is the Syrian Rue, whose seeds are believed to produce stronger psychoactive effects than the Banisteriopsis. Good alternatives for the Psychotria shrub include the Mimosa hostiles, which have higher concentrations of DMT, and the Chaliponga, which is a very powerful combination of DMT and 5-MeO-DMT. The latter chemical is considered by South American natives as a spiritual cleanser and remover of emotional blockages in the body.