Toking Of Affection
For the first time in my life, I am finally dating a fellow enthusiast.
We met through an app which allowed us to filter non-cannabis-friendly suitors, and got together for the first time over a couple drinks followed by too-many-to-remember bowls in a nearby parking lot. From that night on we’ve shared a delightful, life-giving, and highly cannabanized companionship. Sharing nights and mornings, bongs and blunts, we tend to bring out each other’s highest self. There’s not a great way to explain the satisfaction and down right tenderness in being with someone who loves the plant and loves to blaze just as much as I do.
But cannabis has made another special appearance in our relationship beyond the usual regimen. Because my partner appreciates the plant for all the same reasons I do, spoiling each other is a compounding situation of mutual potency. I’m talking about ganja gifting, marijuana mementos, pot presents, chronic keepsakes - however you want to roll it, making a dank donation to any partnership is well worth it. So if you’re not mixing in some gifted good-good for the sweet stoner in your life - here are a few ideas to get you started.
Surprising
Date Night Dessert
Bring something special and unannounced. Roll up a nice joint or blunt, whichever is their preference. Get yourself a doob tube to ensure discretion and optimal condition upon delivery. Casually light it up after dinner, on a walk, after you hit the skip intro button, whatever. The less of a show, the more of a surprise.
Long Day Lift
You get home a bit early and all texts indicate that your partner has had more than enough day for today. Freshen the bong water, tidy the area, get something to drink handy and pack the bong. If your person has had an unusually long day, dip into the kief reserves to further cushion the crash landing.
Long Day Rinse
This one is easy. Bath and bubbles, candles, favorite drink, lighter, ash tray, and a personal joint. Lead them inside, queue the chill playlist, give them the room. Homerun. Every time.
Not-So-Cannabis-Friendly Event
Anytime you know you will be in mixed company with limited herbal access, bring the pen or an edible. The discretion and thoughtfulness will be much appreciated about an hour into the event. It will also provide a little one on one time in the chaos.
The Wake n’ Bake
If you’re dating a well seasoned stoner, the smell of a burning joint in the morning hours will get them up and glowing, ready to burn and snuggle you back to bed. Extra points if you can land breakfast, too.
Thoughtful
Valentine’s Day Bouquet
Everyone wants a bouquet from their special someone on Valentine’s. Of all the beautiful flowers out there, we all know which one is the most romantic. Roll 4 or 5 nice cone joints. Twist the tops. Wrap them together with some craft string and a note with their name on it. Present with grandeur, the same way one would present a large bouquet of roses.
Cupid of Cannabis
Turn any Valentine’s staple into your own. For instance, get a nice chocolate box, replace the chocolates with the best buds you’ve got. Remove packaging and replace with something even sweeter and more personal. Mix in concentrates, joints, or chocolate for variety.
The Big Big Days
They just graduated, got the job, got the new apartment, completed a big project… whatever the milestone may be, it's worth celebrating. Use a pen to write “Congratulations!” or “Joint Homeowner”, or “Highest in Class of 202X” on the rolling paper of whatever you’re smoking. It doesn’t seem like much but it sets that moment apart from the routine and connects all the dots. Everyone loves to feel celebrated.
Extra Extra Extra
Birthdays
Here’s the chance to go all out. Birthdays are great because there are almost no restrictions - it's just you, your love, and everything your love loves. For instance, my favorite pothead is also a Potter-Head. So did I fashion a wooden box and put a double blunt inside shaped to look like a wand from Ollivanders? You better believe it. Get creative and make it meaningful - incorporate their favorite books, movies, music, athletes, games, jokes, memories, dreams, heroes, critters - whatever! Think of joint rolling as a cross between origami and paper mache and see what you can do - almost anything will smoke.
Buds & Boudoir
Yep. We’ve all seen the sexy cannabis advertising campaigns and thought to ourselves “damn”. Portrait photography of any variety is no beginners game, so if you can hire a professional photographer definitely go that route. But a simple nude with nugs always lifts the spirits in more ways than one.
For the Not-So-Crafty
The thoughtfulness of a handmade gift is singular. No matter how nice something you buy can be, the quality of something you make yourself is inimitable. Please don’t get discouraged before you try, you never know what can happen until you do. However, if you must, the cannabis merchandise world is bigger than ever and thoughtful gifts high in THC abound. There are so many great businesses cropping up refining and redefining cannabis. From premium concentrates, flower, and edibles to jewelry, fashion, and decor -a few minutes online and you could have the perfect gift on your doorstep tomorrow. Plus, a lot of these businesses are smaller and independent so you know you’re dollar is going right back into the community. Here are a few unique sellers I’ve discovered recently.
High Society Collection
Elevate Jane
Hight Tea Life
Miss Weed
Fashionably High
Lilxbun
Kind Fine Jewelry
Tribe Tokes
Canna Style
Lit & Luxury
It’s funny to me how we cannot really deny or escape the pain that comes with living. A certain amount is universal and unavoidable. But we do have the power to deny ourselves the good things that avail themselves to us everyday. So wherever there is pleasure, joy, or love to be had, to be shared - really lean into it. Soak it up, drink it in, let it fill you up and overflow. Creating moments and relishing them together is about as intimate as it gets.
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