Brownies are wild. Contrary to what I've read and heard, it didn't take long for me to begin to feel the affects and I only ate 1/2 of the first brownie. The remaining half is still in the pan 20 minutes later and my high is pretty good right now. I feel somewhat sleepy but my second cup of coffee should take care of that. It's pretty amazing that I didn't have to choke/cough on a bowl to get high. More later as I just enjoy this.
I think the difference in how we bake them that causes them to hit faster is decarbing the bud first. Most recipes for magic brownies don't decarb first because you're baking the plant material. I'm actually a fan of decarbing any bud before smoking/vaping. I played around with this extensively and I can say with absolute certainty that decarbed bud gets you higher faster than smoking raw, cured bud. I haven't tried vaping decarbed bud, but I will when I get home.
B A R and I both tried bud that'd been decarbed for up to 90 minutes and discovered it increased potency way beyond what we'd expected, but that was when I was playing around with baked buds, meant to be popped into the mouth and eaten like candy. This is probably the same thing happening with our brownies.
Enjoy the magical ride my favorite magical companion. Dance???