Best Cannabis Activities
When you consume cannabis, it's easy to go the simple route and put on a TV show or an ordinary movie that you would usually watch without thinking twice about it. Instead of being your usual couch potato, this post will give your baked self the inspiration to get off the couch or to embrace your inner couch connoisseur with higher intent (heh).
Ideal mentality while you're high
Under the influence of cannabis, your perception of your world and yourself can change. As such, being high is an excellent opportunity to explore yourself, the environment around you, and this fascinating world in which you live.
It is important to note that while high, you should be safe. Cannabis generally does not induce harm on you or others unless used irresponsibly. For example, avoid driving while high. If you are swimming/enjoying being in water while high, make sure someone who is sober has your back. These types of simple precautions go a long way and will help keep you and those close to you safe.
It's also important to keep a positive mentality! Personally, I have gotten in my own head before while high. When this happens, my simple solution is to intentionally smile and chuckle at myself for thinking I was in a negative thought pattern. Keep that smile rolling!
Best activities while you are high
You just smoked a joint, and you are ready to post up on the couch for the rest of the night. But a part of you wants to explore other activities. Whether you are dedicated to the evening with your lovely couch or willing to adventure externally a bit, I have compiled a list of 7 excellent activities for when you are high below!
1. Unique music appreciation
Music is a beautiful form of artistic expression, and enjoying music while high can be quite wonderful. Find your favorite playlist or use one of our pre-made playlists, turn off all the lights, maybe put on some lasers/lights, and bump that music!
When the main sensory organ acting is your hearing and you allow yourself to seep into the music, oftentimes you will hear sounds in songs that you have never heard before. Being fully enveloped by the dark while listening to powerful music while high, such as Echos by Pink Floyd can be quite the profound experience.
2. Explorative walk
Adventuring while high can be a wonderful experience. Whether or not you go on walks often, I find that "explorative" walks are best while high. Rather than walking with a set destination and goal, simply walk and take in the environment around you.
You may live in the heart of a city or in a rural area. Regardless, treat the walk as an opportunity to study the world around you. You may see a leaf on a tree or a flower on a bush that looks particularly interesting. Look at it very closely if you're feeling it. It can be quite the eye-opening experience to intentionally take in the environment around you.
3. Journal or have a deep conversation
If you enjoy philosophical discussion about existence, it may be a good idea to have a conversation about these topics while high. Our brain activity is altered while high, and this can lead you to having insights into your personal self and existence in this world. These topics may be discussed, or they may be written down in a journal or on your computer.
Some topics that may spark an interesting conversation/journal entries:
a. If you could lucid dream (realize you are dreaming and control the dream), what is the first thing you would do when lucid dreaming? It's a deep activity to follow what you would do in your lucid dreams progressively and what would happen once you had experienced all of these realities.
b. If there was a drug available that made people more spiritually inclined, would that be ethical? Would you take it?
c. Is it a "bad" thing for darkness, negativity, and malevolence to exist in the world? Would it be possible for lightness, positivity, or altruism to exist without their opposites?
d. Is there such a thing as a truly unselfish act?
e. Are humans each individual entities, or are we unified with the world around us?
4. Be productive: clean dishes, fold laundry.
Surprisingly enough, many people find joy in being productive while high. Cleaning dishes and folding laundry are particularly satisfying, especially if you have some nice music to go along with it. Hot tip: if you hit your laundry right when it comes out of the dryer, the warm clothes feel wonderful.
Some other activities that are enjoyable may be sweeping, vacuuming, organizing your desk/room/drawers, finding clothes you don't wear anymore to donate, or doing yardwork (avoid dangerous machinery). Not only are you getting things done, but it is enlightening to view your altered state of mind while completing your usual tasks. It may be even more enjoyable while high so that you are more likely to get these tasks done in the future!
5. Watch music videos
If you enjoy your music videos, artistic representations of songs are very satisfying while you are high. Some artists really know how to cater to the baked part of people.
Some examples of videos that I find enjoyable:
KOLD - My Year 2016
Flume Remix of Collarbones - Turning
6. Chef up a meal
We all know that when you smoke, you tend to get the munchies. This is a normal occurrence, and one way to compensate is to chef up one of your favorite meals or create one you have never tried! It's probably best to purchase the necessary materials before you get high.
7. Attend a concert or watch virtually
Music while high, like we said, is quite the experience. If you want to step this up to a whole new level, you may consider attending a concert while high. Concerts envelop your senses, and they can be enjoyed with friends or strangers.
If you aren't quite confident enough to attend a concert in person, some artists stream their concerts live. You may also find recreations of concerts on YouTube, my favorite of which is Porter Robinson's Worlds: The Movie. This concert is sure to take you on an epic journey if you muster the strength to watch it.
Conclusion
It's important in our lives to break the standard way of doing things. Rather than getting stuck in your regular routine, break free and experience being high in a whole new light! You may explore outside or attend a concert, or you could stay home and enjoy music like you have never enjoyed it before. Maybe you break all preconceived notions about being high and get some work done around your place. All of these activities will shed new light on the opportunities that exist when you experience this altered state of mind. It allows you to appreciate life through a new lens.
My best wishes to you all as you embark on your next journey!
Manny Mezi
