What happens if you smoke too much weed in one sitting? When a regular recreational marijuana user or cannabis newbie smokes or over-consumes too much weed, they can experience what is known as a cannabis green out or “greening out.”

Situations that typically induce marijuana green outs include, but are not limited to:

• Not knowing your tolerance for weed,

• Going above the typical amount you consume,

• Getting drunk before consuming edibles or smoking weed,

• Not having enough fluids and calories in your body,

• Being sleep-deprived.

Of course, it is also even more likely that cannabis users will green out if they smoke or consume while being in multiple of the above categories. 

These are some symptoms of "greening out":

• Turning a greenish pale or ashy (probably where the term “greening out” comes from)

• Becoming dizzy and light-headed

• Losing mobile functions (feeling like your arms and legs are too heavy to move)

• Becoming disoriented with blurry vision

• Unstable balance

• Trouble hearing

• Losing the ability to focus

• Mildly hallucinating

• Increased anxiety, unease, paranoia, or panic attacks

• Decreased blood sugar

• Increased heart rate

• Feeling nausea after smoking and, in severe cases, vomiting. This is not as common since medical marijuana is often prescribed to help those with qualifying medical conditions cope with nausea they experience as a symptom of their medical condition.

It’s important to remember that while this list of symptoms linked to greening out may seem daunting, every stoner who partakes in getting too high will react differently to over-consumption.