PCP (phencyclidine, aka “angel dust,” “wet,” “fry,” “sherm,” or embalming fluid-laced weed) is the most likely culprit based on the symptoms you described.46
This matches a classic bad reaction to a PCP-laced joint (common 10–20 years ago, especially in certain areas). Dealers would dip joints or spray weed with liquid PCP (sometimes mixed with formaldehyde/embalming fluid) to make it feel stronger or stretch supply. You often didn’t know it was laced.49
Why this fits your experience
•Loss of faculties, hard time walking / controlling body while mind is aware: PCP is a dissociative anesthetic. It disrupts NMDA receptors, causing numbness, loss of coordination (ataxia), staggering gait, muscle rigidity or weakness, and a feeling of detachment where your mind knows what’s happening but your body doesn’t obey. People describe it as “legs like rubber” or being unable to walk straight while still conscious. Higher doses can lead to catatonia-like states or feeling paralyzed.47
•Loss of bowel control / uncontrollable shitting: PCP and dissociatives can impair autonomic nervous system function, including sphincter control. Severe intoxication often involves diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or full incontinence because of disrupted nerve signals and muscle coordination. The extreme urgency and inability to hold it matches reports of “losing control” during a bad trip.56
•Lime green, extremely stinky poop: This is likely from rapid intestinal transit (bile doesn’t have time to break down fully, staying green) plus whatever irritants or contaminants were in the laced product. Stress from the high, combined with GI upset common in PCP/embalming fluid mixes, can produce foul-smelling diarrhea. It’s not unique to one substance but fits the overall toxic reaction.21
PCP effects can last hours (or longer with a bad batch), and the “mind clear but body fucked” dissociation is a hallmark—unlike pure weed, which doesn’t typically cause full motor failure or incontinence like this.53
Other less-likely possibilities
•Synthetic cannabinoids (“K2,” “Spice”) — These were emerging around that time and can cause severe ataxia, seizures, paralysis-like symptoms, agitation, and GI issues. But they’re usually sprayed on herb and often cause more psychosis/seizures than the exact “aware but can’t move” profile.65
•Ketamine or other dissociatives — Similar motor issues, but less common in joints back then.
•Just really strong weed individual reaction — Unlikely to cause full bowel incontinence and total inability to walk.
•Fentanyl or opioids — Would more likely cause sedation/respiratory depression, not the dissociative “mind awake, body not” effect.
Around 10–15 years ago (roughly 2010–2015), PCP-laced “wet” weed was still circulating in some scenes, even as synthetics rose. Bad batches were notorious for exactly these nightmare experiences.60
If this was a one-off and you’ve been fine since, it’s probably not long-term damage—but heavy or repeated exposure to PCP can have lasting neurological risks. For future reference, any unusually strong/harsh joint that causes immediate dissociation or motor failure is a red flag for lacing. Stay safe.