The Modalities of a Habitual Smoker

Puffin', blazin', chiefin' tokin', smokin'; the intricacies of smoking is ever changing within every individual who chooses this controversial activity. This enchanting pleasure has served us for centuries as we advance ourselves while immersed in an age of information and technology. Let's ascend into the multidimensional aspects of this chronic act.

How can we apply some of the infinite facets and extensive history of smoking into our modern day to ameliorate this activity? Fortunately, Cannabis' effects can be naturally introspective; questioning everything inside and outside of us. Cannabis holds the potential to increase our capacity for awareness when used with intentionality. Each strain can open another door within a psychotropic, holographic landscape. Creating psymaps for each strain can provide us a powerful tool for a wide spectrum of things from creativity to physical activity.

Although politics has inhibited Cannabis research, we do know we have the capability to build Cannabis receptor sites(http://t.co/incZlrN ). Therefore halting use for some time and returning can be more rewarding than the first time. Even after a few days of halted Cannabis use, the magic is renewed, stronger.

Smoke em' if you got em'; from professional, artistic glass to a hole carved in a wooden bench, there are many ways to fire up our favorite strain. With MAPS' vaporizer study revealing vaporizers reduce a considerable amount of tars, many of us switched from smoke to vapor. The volcano bag vaporizer is fabulous, preserving the taste of your herb. Although the modern iolite provides portability with convenience. With more advanced devices on the market, vaporizers could gain major popularity with less impact on our precious lungs. The ideal vaporizer could have a built-in grinder, digital timer and temperature settings, rechargeable battery, and maybe even a chemical analysis (companies take note). Vaporizing brings the more subtle effects of Cannabis forward with its gentle heat. Will the sensational burning, tingling effect of smoking be dismissed favoring the more subtle, health conscious vapor?

The key maybe in just being aware of how we smoke. Clearing a half-gram bong hit of Humboldt isn't exactly lung friendly. Pacing, breathing before and after hits provided a noticeable difference in my normal breathing. “You don't get off if you don't cough” is valid to a some degree although coughing is clearly a defense mechanism, variables are less subtle in the long term.

The advent of technology with morality, scientific research, culture, and awareness is placing much of humanity into another stage of one of our most predominate rituals. A certain balance could unlock ineffable dimensions of our psyche while catalyzing spiritual experiences and dissolving limits. Shall we Ascend?

Cannabis Pie: A Delightful Winter Treat

Bundling up next to the wood-stove has never felt

so ecstatic; thanks to our intimate relationship with Cannabis. Baking homemade pie can be a very rewarding experience to share with friends and family. While the blissful moments of a medicated feeling of well-being is priceless, there certainly is a mystical sense of magic while preparing the edibles. Lets get started!

What we will need for one pie (8 ½ inch pan):

For the crust-

1 + ½ cups of sifted flour

½ Cup of Butter (slightly more or less to your desire)

2 tbsp of sugar

1 egg yolk

Dash of Salt

For the pie filling-

Any canned pie filling will do although for the sake of being homemade we will make pumpkin-

1 small culinary pumpkin

1 cup of rum-whiskey egg nog (or evaporated milk)

1 tbsp pie spice (grounded ginger, cinnamon & cloves)

2 large eggs beaten

¾ Cups of Maple Syrup

First the cannabis butter is made overnight. I like to make more butter than required for cannabis toast or baking later so 1 cup of butter, 2 cups of water, and ½ ounce of grinded cannabis flowers are added. Add more or less to your tolerance/liking. This mixture is put under low heat over night. Drain the liquid from the herb the next day and refrigerate. After the butter solidifies, pour and dispose of the water. Now you have high grade cannabis butter ready!

We can start preparing the pumpkin by preheating the oven to 400 degrees F. Since we are making pumpkin pie, cut the pumpkin in half, scoop the seeds and fibers out. Put the remaining halves skin-side up in a dish with a few tablespoons of water and roast for a half hour. Cool, add pulp into a blender until smooth and drain for an hour.

Turn down the oven to 350f as we prepare the crust. Sift the flour into a bowl with the salt and grate the butter into the bowl. Mix and rub using your fingers and stir in the sugar. Add the egg yolk and slowly stir in 2 tbsps of ice water until it becomes a paste, adding more water if necessary. Roll the dough on a floured surface, line up your pan with the dough and refrigerate for a half hour.

For the filling mix the pumpkin puree (without the liquid) with the maple syrup, and spices. Now is a good time to test the sweetness to your desire. Stir in the beaten eggs and slowly add the liquored egg nog until you have a creamy consistency and pour it into the crust!

Bake for 45 minutes at 350f and chill the pie for an hour before enjoying!

And Yes, The Cannabis Ascension is back in Full Force!