We can all agree that being high and doing absolutely nothing is one of the greatest pleasures every stoner hedonist (and every human being) should treat themselves to now and then. We would not swap Netflix & chill & high for anything in the world, but we do think it is worth using the boost weed gives you to do things and switch off.
If you want to spend the whole day melted into the sofa, that is your right, but if you smoke one and the weed is switching you on, here are 15 plans for when you are high.
1. Do nothing. The first commandment on this list is to do nothing. Most of us love making the most of our days, but stopping the machinery for a while does not hurt. Use the buzz to detach from your autopilot duties and do whatever you feel like doing.
2. Have sex. Being high is always a good moment for sex, because we connect much more with our most primitive side. Cannabis has been linked to sex since ancient times and, although there are pros and cons, the experience can be cosmic.
3. Paint. Channel all your creative energy through a canvas and a brush. The peak of the smoke is a perfect moment to stimulate your creativity: paint whatever crosses your mind and unload all the tension of the week onto the canvas.
4. Make clay sculptures. The feeling of shaping something formless until it turns into a recognisable figure is really rewarding. Pottery is one of the most entertaining and relaxing low cost activities you can do when you are high. Let your fingers do the talking.
5. Smoke a bit more. Out of these 15 tips, this is the most important one. If you have taken the day for yourself, do not feel bad about it: enjoy your moment while you line yourself up with the universe.
6. Have a coffee. The up and down of caffeine and THC is a fun rollercoaster nobody should miss. Start the day with a coffee that wakes you up and smoke a joint to bring the pace back down; when you notice the smoke is leaving you out of the game, repeat.
7. Get lost in nature. Unplugging from the tarmac and plugging into the trees is a habit we should be repeating day after day. With a bit of smoke you will see with your own eyes how the trees come alive. A ritual that costs zero euros.
8. Meditate. Nobody doubts what meditation can do for you and, although it is an exercise you only get better at with practice, it is worth it. If classic meditation bores you, try an app like Headspace, which teaches you to meditate in a simpler, more modern way.
9. Go for a walk. Refresh your stimuli by changing the scenery. Walking a couple of kilometres in the middle of the drowsiness is always a good way to recycle your buzz: grab your headphones, take a stroll in the hills with your favourite playlist and enjoy.
10. Put on your favourite film or series. The combo of being high, Netflix and munchies is a hit that never goes out of fashion. We have already dropped a few series and film suggestions in other articles on the blog, do not miss them.
11. Get creative. When you are not smoking, your brain has red and green traffic lights regulating the traffic; when you smoke, all of them turn green. Use that energy to create anything at all: write, paint, dance, colour, act.
12. Treat your taste buds. Eating properly when you are high is hedonism 101. If you have spent the whole week keeping your diet, your exercise and your work in check, it is time to reward yourself with a proper cheat meal. You have earned it.
13. Do some exercise. Marijuana and exercise are not incompatible if a few things line up, such as your tolerance level and the right dose. Weed gives you a certain pause while you work out and you end up performing the movement in a more conscious way.
14. Sort out your place. If you have rolled a good activating sativa joint and you feel like you have energy, tidying up your home can be a great plan. Channel the energy of being high and get those boring household jobs out of the way that you would put off any other time.
15. Treat yourself a little. You are high and you have nothing to do after a week in which you put yourself on the back burner. Take the chance to get a haircut, a massage or a beauty treatment. You have earned the right to feel good before facing another week.
Off the top of our head, these are the 15 things you can do when you are high, but the list is endless.
