The holiday dining season is upon us. It’s the perfect time of year to settle the toughest questions of existence. Which is better? Smoking weed before a meal, or after?
We put the question to the Leafly audience all November—and the results are in: Por que no los dos?
After nearly 300 votes—the issue is settled. When it comes to smoking before or after a meal, our audience said: BOTH.
That’s right: BOTH. We’re so proud of ya’ll, and shouldn’t be surprised. We’re American stoners—of course, we want to have our cake and smoke it, too.
What’s so great about smoking before AND after a meal?
Umm, everything.
Before a meal
When you smoke before a meal, you get to smell and feel and taste some great weed. (If you need great weed picks here’s some.)
Cannabis stimulates your appetite and puts you in a nice mood. Even if you’re hungry, you’re not necessarily hangry. Is the waiter taking an extra-long time? That’s fine. You can trip out on how the paint matches the sunset. Or you can people -watch at other tables. A whole cast of characters sits before you.
At home, smoking before a meal encourages creativity in the kitchen. Two great tastes that don’t usually go together might suddenly seem perfect. If it fails—it’s still funny and you tried.
After a meal
Generally speaking, eating a meal over 90 minutes should bring you down from your initial buzz. That’s why it’s so nice to get up and stretch your legs and go puff a little bit more.
Now you have a full belly, and you’re mentally all wrapped in gauze—which is kind of as good as it gets as a human being.
Another nice thing about smoking after is that it can re-stimulate your appetite for dessert, or at least make you pound a few glasses of much-needed water.
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In conclusion
Our options have expanded from an “either/or” to a “yes, and.”
We live in an era of abundance. No longer do we have to chose when to deploy that last gram of herb—before or after a tasty meal. Legalization means economies of scale, and mass production. Our options have expanded from an “either/or” to a “yes, and.”
Maybe a dessert strain for appetite before dinner. Then a sativa hybrid after dinner—like a shot of espresso to pep you back up?
As always, smoke responsibly. Save the hash holes for a special occasion. (We want lively conversation, not catatonia.)
But when it comes to smoking before or after a meal, the Leafly Nation has settled it: Por que no los dos?
