Stoned vs. drunk

This was not a scientific experiment. Since I know how I feel if I eat an entire cheesecake by myself, or what it's like to canoe after a tornado, you can see it's the sort of experiment that might intrigue me.

I am not a big drinker; I like alcohol but it's not central to a good time. Alcohol for me is a great addition to a meal, enhancing the food. Alcohol can be a great dessert - a smooth bourbon or excellent gin is fine way to sit after a meal (or instead of a meal). I'm a huge fan of sparkling wine; my favourite brand has a gold label that looks like wriggling sperm. 

There have been a few occasions when I overindulged. So I do know what it is like to be tipsy and, with more alcohol, drunk. What I was wondering is how it felt to be stoned and how different it that is from being full of alcohol.

Here's my totally arbitrary measurement:

• 1or 2 drinks - no effect.
• 3  drinks - tipsy. Things seem much funnier. I seem funnier.
• 4 drinks - very tipsy. My cheeks feel numb. Possibly from laughing. I have to focus to walk 'normally' but dancing is easier.
• 5+ drinks or - never again - shots...  the world spins and it's a miserable existence. Sometimes there's a reenactment of dinner.

Stoned is a whole new world of sensations. 

• 1 - 3 hits or 5mg of THC - Slightly relaxed. Less pain. 
• 4-6 hits - Very relaxed. Time for a short nap. 

then we jump straight to...

• 1/8th of a laced cookie - Body weighs a ton. Vertigo kicks in; navigating the world upright is difficult. Dry mouth. Can't hold a thought. Completely useless. Not unpleasant but not much fun. 

See? Not scientific. 

Stay tuned; I'm still experimenting.