First Time Stories: Feeling Good, Inside & Out

After almost 10 years in this industry, one thing’s clear to me: this plant doesn’t just get you high, it helps you feel human again, like less anxious, less tense, and more present day by day. I’ve seen THC-A change the vibe of a day, a week, even the mindset of those who consume it in a responsible way, understanding their bodies and how it works with THC-A.

Today I want to share with you three stories from people who didn’t just feel it, they felt better.

“I Actually Slept. Like… Slept Slept.”

There was this girl, Dani. She hit me up on IG, voice note at 8AM: “Not to be dramatic but Dream Drift saved my life.”

She had insomnia for years. Her brain just wouldn’t shut up at night, lists, worries and conversations from 2012. “I haven’t slept properly in three years,” she said. “Like, I sleep, but I wake up already tired, you know?” Yes, I know! I’ve been there and I’m pretty sure you have been there too.

She told me that one night, she took a Dream Drift gummy, lit a candle, and crawled into bed. 45 minutes later? Out. Like, phone in hand, podcast still playing, she was out.

“Not even kidding, I took the gummy, lit a candle, and planned to journal or whatever. Woke up eight hours later. This is the first time I’ve woken up and didn’t feel like screaming. My brain... actually shut up.”

She ended with:

“It wasn’t just the sleep. It’s how I felt the next day. Like I’d finally caught up with myself.”

She really woke up: calm, clear, with no tension. Just… rested. “I feel like I hugged my nervous system,” she said.

That makes me think, we usually talk about rest like it’s a reward and it’s not, actually, for many people it’s survival, and sometimes, a gummy can do what a hundred melatonin tablets never could.

“I Didn’t Snap at My Boss, that's a win.”

I met Manny a while ago. One of those guys who always looked put together, like pressed button-downs, AirPods always in, phone buzzing nonstop, you could tell he worked in some high pressure corporate world or something like that, probably with way too many Slack channels and not enough actual peace, if you know what I mean.

Anyway, one day afternoon, he talk to me and doesn’t say his usual “what’s new?” or “what’s the strongest thing you got?” He just let out this long sigh, the kind that fills the whole room.

He looked at me and said,

“Dude, I’ve tried everything… meditating, journaling, cold plunges at 6 AM. I even deleted Instagram for like two weeks and I'm still anxious as hell. I’m grinding my teeth during Zoom calls and fantasizing about smashing my phone with a rock.”

I laughed, but he wasn’t joking. 

We started talking, and I suggested that he should try Premium Diesel - Baccio, is thick, creamy smoke with sweet vanilla and berry undertones, it wouldn’t be a knockout, just a smooth and calming ride. I told him it’s like… emotional noise-canceling in flower form. He looked kinda skeptical, but grabbed a jar anyways.

Fast forward a week. Manny comes back, but this time, the air around him felt different, like he’d finally exhaled.

He walks up to the counter and says,

“Bro. I smoke before our Monday team meeting and normally I’m just sitting there clenching my jaw, ready to explode when someone talks in circles and this time I cracked a joke! Like, I actually listened to people. And get this: I didn’t yell at Greg. Even though he totally botched the deck again.”

He looked up at me, eyes a little wide, and said,

“The stress was still there… but I wasn’t drowning in it. I felt like I could handle it.”

And that’s when it hit me: this wasn’t about escaping pressure or zonking out, it was about staying present and calm in the thick of it. Manny didn’t need a dramatic break from reality; he just needed the space to respond instead of react. At that moment, I realized the true magic of THCA isn’t in taking you away, it’s in giving you back your own headspace, so you can choose how to show up, even on the craziest days.

“I Could Finally Stretch Without Pain”

I recently met someone who tried Ultra93 for the first time at home and shared his story with me.

He told me he used to be a marathon runner, he ran miles under his belt and a lifetime of medals until chronic hip pain shut him down. “My hips were fried, bro,” he told me, leaning back in his chair like he was carrying the weight of the world. “I felt like I was 85 years old with the stiffness of a statue.”

Stretching became a nightmare; even rolling out a yoga mat meant wincing through every move.

One evening, on a friend’s insistence, he tried some Ultra93 flower. He didn’t expect much, just a bit of relief, maybe, but twenty minutes later something shifted. He described it like valves opening inside his muscles, tension melting away one joint at a time. That night, he popped on a gentle yoga video and moved through fifteen minutes of stretches without any pain.

A few days later, he told me, “I hadn’t realized how cut off I’d become from my own body. That evening didn’t just ease the pain, it gave me permission to move again.”

Hearing him, I realized that true relief doesn’t always roar in. Sometimes it arrives softly, unknotting you from the inside out and reminding you what it feels like to simply be you, strong, present, and pain-free.

What It’s Really About

After all these years I’ve heard hundreds of wild, beautiful, and sometimes hilarious stories from people who tried our GAS for the first time. Some hit you with deep realizations, others with belly laughs, and a few with both. 

It’s clear none of them were just about getting high. They were about getting right: reconnecting with ourselves, finding calm in the chaos, or feeling our bodies move without pain for maybe the first time in years.

Everyone’s first time with ULTRA93 is different. Some people discover a cleaning spree at 2 AM, some share a peaceful family dinner without snapping at loved ones, some rediscover joy in movement, and a few even shed tears watching baby penguins on Planet Earth. That’s the true magic of this plant: it meets you exactly where you are and helps you feel good in your skin, your head, and your life.

Of all those memories, one echoes louder than the rest. A man once reached out, not as a runner or a night-owl cleaner, but as someone whose wife was battling cancer pain. He told me, almost in wonder, “After she tried your flower, she smiled without wincing for the first time in months… I swear she’ll love you forever.” At that moment, I realized ULTRA93 isn’t about escape, it’s about relief, presence, and human connection.

So whether you’re a midnight cleaner, a backyard philosopher, or someone seeking real relief, there’s a little GAS for everyone. Take it slow, stay present, and let this plant remind you what it feels like to be fully, beautifully you. And if you’ve got your own first-time story, we’d love to hear it! Drop us a message, a voice note, or even a meme. Because at the end of the day, this isn’t about getting high, it’s about feeling right.