Everybody is their own world, and each of us runs a favourite ritual the moment we open one eye in the morning.
There are people who get up and go running, others who meditate or do yoga, and others who have a glass of warm water with lemon.
We are more into what is known as wake and bake: we get up and smoke a fat one with our coffee.
It is an art no stoner should miss out on, but you have to know how to do it. If you like smoking the second you wake up but you feel like you are out of the game after the first one, here are a few tricks.
Roll the joint the night before
The first thing you are going to want on waking up is to put it in your mouth, not to start rolling with your eyes half shut.
Leave it ready on the bedside table and take the first drag before you have fully opened your eyes. A Mini tray on the bedside table helps you get it all set up without covering the house in bits.
Hydrate as soon as you get up
The logical thing would be to hydrate before taking the first pulls, but we do it afterwards. Either way works.
What matters is that you drink water: you are coming off eight hours without any, and a dry mouth does not help.
Pair it with coffee
A good coffee and a good joint is one of the best combinations in the world. They go together like a rioja and a wedge of manchego.
The lift you get from caffeine alongside the mellower side of weed gives you a different sensation: deeper and longer. Match your favourite strain with your favourite coffee and off you go.
Have the munchies ready to go
Same as the joint, same as breakfast. Leave the pancakes made the night before so that when the raging hunger kicks in all you have to do is get stuck in.
Getting up to cook in the middle of a morning session has never gone well for anyone.
Put on some music or your series
You are hydrated, awake, stoned and fed, with the whole day ahead of you.
This is the moment to do whatever you like most: that playlist you love, a series binge, a long bath or absolutely nothing at all. Wake and bake days are perfect for turning dead hours into an all you can eat buffet.
Make sure you have nothing on
Even though some people smoke before work, it is not the wisest move. And here is the trick that changes the morning the most:
If you want to keep the ritual without ending up out of the game, go for CBD flowers. They roll the same, they taste similar and they go with coffee exactly the same way, but they are not psychoactive: you get up, you smoke it and you carry on functioning.
Plenty of people solve it like that: CBD during the week and the other thing at the weekend. And your stash lasts twice as long into the bargain.
Upsides of the morning joint
- You clear your head and shake off the sleep the pleasant way
- Contrary to what a lot of people say, plenty of stoners find certain physical activities more enjoyable
- It is a calmer way to ease into the start of the day
- You enjoy the first meal of the day three times as much
Downsides, because there are some too
- It is an expensive habit: if you smoke from the morning onwards, set aside a decent chunk of your budget
- Your tolerance climbs faster and you end up needing more for the same thing
- You may notice the midday dip or an afternoon one
Those last two are exactly the ones CBD lets you sidestep, because it does not build the same tolerance.
If you like smoking in the morning but you have not found the balance to stay functional afterwards, give these tips a go and send us your feedback.
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