Mark,
check this, next time you burn up. How you go into it is how you stay. If you go burning and feel anxious, you get more anxious; if you go in cool, you stay cool; if you go in orthodox, you stay orthodox; if you go in light-hearted, you stay same way. Seen!
But back to trodding to Africa....if you are not ready for Africa, Africa will spit you out. I spent some months in Senegal some years ago, and there were plenty of African-American idren, French-African idren, and even some Guyanan-African idren staying in the same village as me. Some couldn't take the vibes and ended up leaving, some held vibes and stayed. I can't honestly tell you exactly why some could, or couldn't, hold vibes. Personally, I wanted to leave as I was 4 months pregnant when I arrived, and was not confident in the health-care system there to deliver my first baby (plus, I couldn't speak Wolof!). Although all of the idren them seemed to have their hearts towards staying, some practicalities seem to be barriers. No judgement on the idren, all is a learning experience. For example, some had no way of generating an income to maintain their ongoing costs (rent, food etc). This is only my experience, so I don't pretend it is the whole story. I would truly advise to contact the idren on the land already, as I recommended to the sister who posted this thread. Go visit first, then get ready to stay.
About ganja, I know I love to burn up if I have a heap of house work to do! lol. It seems to help me keep vibes and concentrate. If I am having a particular difficulty with one of my children, I burn up and meditation flows more freely.
I'm sure other idren will have other views for the I, so I will stop here.
Give thanks for the learning vibes the brother brings, and not afraid to say "error" if that is how the I feels. Blessings,
sis naphtali