Weed has one of the most bland, least interesting, and least "fun" highs of all drugs
Marijuana is the "beige" of drugs. It has one of the most bland, boring, and fundamentally uninteresting highs compared to almost anything else.
I’m prepared for the "you just haven't tried the right strain, bro" comments, but hear me out. After the initial novelty wears off, weed is essentially the most underwhelming psychoactive experience possible.
When you look at the spectrum of substances, cannabis is underwhelming af.
Meth - you get a literal god complex, go crossdress and stimfap for 120 hours.
Opiates - these are pure, unadulterated physical and mental euphoria. It’s a warm blanket for the soul. For all the bad they bring in nearly all other departments, their high is irrefutably heavenly.
Alc/Benzos: near total inhibition loss. You actually feel different socially. Good luck with feeling fear that simply isn't there anymore, for they modulate GABA in a such way you feel almost total anxiolysis.
Psychedelics/Ketamine: these literally rewrite your perception of reality, geometry, and time. They are interesting. Also they promote neuroplasticity.
Gabapentin: even a mild nerve med like this provides a more distinct, cozy, and functional buzz than weed.
Diphenhydramine (benadryl): look, I ain't gonna front, I’m not saying it’s good (it’s a nightmare), but at least it’s a journey. It’s an experience. It’s visually and cognitively wild. You want realistic hallucinations? Go there.
Then you have cannabis. You smoke it and you just get... slightly confused? Your eyes get dry, you want a sandwich, and you might find a mediocre sitcom 10% funnier. It’s a very flat experience.
The biological reason is honestly the most boring part: it effectively does nothing but sit on your cannabinoid receptors. Unlike almost every other class of drugs that triggers a massive flood of neurotransmitters or mimics vital chemicals in a way that fundamentally alters your state of being, THC just tinkers with a system that doesn't really have "fun" built into its primary function. Endocannabinoid system just isn't that interesting or fun compared to other modules like serotoninergic or gabaergic.
It’s the "felt like it, might delete later" of highs. It’s not intense enough to be a trip, not euphoric enough to be a real high, and not functional enough to be a true tool. It’s just a hazy, bland middle ground that people have convinced themselves is amazing because of the culture surrounding it and Snoop telling em. Also good luck enjoying that sitcom when you're ruminating on all your life mistakes, failures, personality quirks and shit, intensified billion times, feeling like a massive loser.
TLDR: Weed is the participation trophy of drugs. It’s boring, the high is repetitive, and compared to the distinct effects of literally any other class of substances, it’s basically just diet coke ass intoxication.