There is a lot more to weed than just getting high.
This past weekend I went to Seattle to watch a Seahawks game with some friends. We hung out, we drank some beers, and we smoked some weed. It was very much bachelor mode.
But one of my friends is sober. He drank nonalcoholic beers everywhere we went. He was also the reason we went to a dispensary. And when we were there, he bought weed that won't get you high.
He bought CBD, and he loved it. And honestly, I loved it, too.
Sometimes it can be hard to remember just how broad the offerings are at the local dispensary.
When I go into a dispensary, I always ask for "low-THC" cannabis. It's honestly hard to get anything below 20% THC these days. Everything is strong. Unless you specify that you're looking for CBD.
Watching my friend shop for basically THC-free, almost exclusively CBD cannabis was refreshing. It reminded me that there is more in these stores than products that will get you absolutely baked out of your mind.
Seeing a sober person hit a weed pen was wild. It was groundbreaking to me.
He was not going to get stoned. He was not trying to get stoned. He was just trying to enjoy cannabis.
I knew there were reasons to consume CBD, but I haven't been a big CBD guy myself. Talking to this friend, though, I learned a lot.
It stinks like weed does, and man, weed stinks in a good way. It also tastes like weed does.
But CBD isn't a placebo. It doesn't get you stoned like THC, but it does have a real impact. CBD can lessen anxiety, ease pain and help you sleep.
It can also make you look cool as hell by ripping a vape nobody has to know isn't going to get you stoned.
As someone who does not like the high-potency trend in cannabis these days, CBD might be perfect for me going forward. CBD-focused products could allow me to smoke weed without any of the negative effects of THC.
When I left for Seattle this past weekend I was expecting to smoke some weed and get a little stoned. It was supposed to be a vacation. I did not expect that I would actually be taking it easy and enjoying CBD. But I did, and I enjoyed it.
