First off, this is a lengthy post. There is a TL;DR at the bottom.

I have been sober from drugs and alcohol for about two years now. For the past 6 months of so I have been wanting something to make me feel a little different. Not wanting to go back to drinking or hard drugs and not being able to smoke marijuana due to my job, I have been searching for natural ways to help me feel that different feeling I've been wanting. The medicinal qualities of certain things are definitely a plus. This is what led me to this sub, kanna, and liftmode.

Having read so many mixed reviews on kanna in general, I was a little worried I may be one of those who doesn't feel much from it. On the other hand, I drank kava pretty regularly and that's another substance where there are a lot of mixed reviews. When it comes to subtle substances, I think getting quality product from a reputable source and using it properly is very important. My first experience with kanna was actually better than I had expected, though definitely not quite what I had expected.

I weighed out 50mg of liftmode kanna extract. I cut into two even lines and insufflated one and then waited 5 minutes. I was definitely feeling something. Knowing that the effects of a dose can vary from person to person, I wanted to see how 25mg felt. I wanted more though, so up the nose with the other half! Here is where that kanna rush I have read about finally kicked in. Woah. Definitely not expected. My head was buzzing. I felt warm yet cool. I felt upbeat. I felt good! But then a little anxiety hit. This is crazy, I thought. I am actually feeling something. Maybe I should have waited for that other 25mg line...was this too much for my first time? But then I realized that I hadn't felt anything like this in years. This was safe and mild compared to the other chemicals I have put in my body throughout the years. I just hadn't felt a rush in so long. Once I realized this, the anxiety melted away. It had only lasted about 5 minutes anyway.

The initial rush had lasted about 10 minutes and then faded into a more mellow feeling which was great. I felt wonderful. I had energy. When I walked, I felt heavy yet light which is very difficult to describe. I wanted to talk. Sounds were more clear and sharp which made music very enjoyable. The songs felt deeper. I was vibing more than usual. There wasn't a whole lot of euphoria like with other substances, but it was there. An overall elevated mood was present and very nice. My fiancee asked me to cook dinner which I was enthused to do. As soon as I started cooking though, I felt disgusted. I can see how this is an appetite suppressor. The smell of the food was nauseating. I was disappointed because I wanted to be able to eat it! Luckily when it came time to eat, that feeling had passed and dinner tasted wonderful.

The overall feelings had lasted about an hour. Once I started to feel the effects fading, I took another 25mg bump. Despite others saying that subsequent doses do nothing, I felt quite the opposite. There was no rush with the subsequent dose but it had definitely lifted my peak back up and prolonged the experience. I started to write this post shortly after the 25mg bump. I needed to take my dog for a walk so I took another 25mg bump which again, no rush but elevated the previous bump. Walking my dog felt fantastic. It was blistering hot outside today and while it was still quite hot, there was a breeze that felt amazing. The clouds in the sky with the setting sun looked more beautiful than usual. I thought "This looks like a painting" and then I thought "No, nature doesn't portray art. Art portrays nature. This is the art."

It has now been two hours since my initial dose and about 40 minutes since my last 25mg bump. I am relatively base line. There is a lingering glow about me and I am very chill and relaxed. People often like to compare and contrast drugs, especially in comparing the legal, more subtle drugs to things more hard. I have read quite a bit of users comparing kanna to mdma, speed, and marijuana. One thing I have never seen it compared to is cocaine. Another Reddit user had made a comparison with the wording that it reminded them of mdma, and not that it felt like mdma. That is great wording, and how I feel about kanna in terms of cocaine. It did not feel like cocaine but it definitely reminded me of it. Not two grams deep, high as balls but like a very small bump that gives you just a taste of stimulation and euphoria. The overall feelings were very similar, at least to me. The plus side to kanna as that the stimulation and euphoria didn't feel synthetic, much like amphetamines. It felt very clean and controlled, very natural. The "come down" is simply being chill and relaxed. I look forward to more experimenting with different doses and routes of administration.

TL;DR

Liftmode kanna extract is good stuff. 50mg was a good starting dose. I felt energized, stimulated, happy, and overall just good. Nature was beautiful as heck. Smaller, subsequent doses prolonged the experience by about an hour. It slightly reminds me of cocaine. I will be using this some more.