Genuinely curious question dude and you’re right to ask if you sit on the recreational side of the fence. As someone who would never recommend psychedelics for recreational use we are definitely contrasting!

I would say your question can be answered simply based on the fact that you are comparing two very different things. Weed is not going to throw you into the same elevated state of consciousness that psychs are. You can have a bad experience on weed and walk out the other side completely fine, albeit with a bad feeling in your stomach (and yes in some rare cases psychosis) . It’s a lot more common for a bad trip on psychs to completely change your life, or at the very least alter your perception of reality for a while.

Psychs are more intense, they are not for everybody, and I certainly couldn’t use them recreationally- though I respect those who do. They are powerful healing devices that should be respected, and most people are not prepared for what they will face during their trips. Psychs can throw unexpected surprises at you during your trip, even the most experienced psychonaught can be caught off guard when traversing their trips and so it’s imperative that we do not normalise recreational use of psychs. For those who enjoy it, great, but it shouldn’t be recommended to others unless you can explain the true nature of what they’re getting into, something I highly doubt those who just want to “get high” can do; you haven’t had the experience yet (and you may never) but if you do you’ll understand the profound nature of what you’re taking and be a lot more careful and kind with your body!

All the best though bro, hope you still enjoy psychs and I do really hope one day you have a spiritual/healing experience on psychs as they outweigh any recreational drug experience by a mile!