Enhance your chill-out bliss with cannabis

much-needed meditation can be challenging on your best day. Even in the perfect setting, it can be tough to turn off your brain and the sensations in your body. Enter Grape Crush ($12 per gram at MMJ Canada [various locations]), a fruity, indica-dominant hybrid that’s balanced enough to keep your energy levels from plummeting while you seek inner peace. Known among medicinal patients as a stress killer, Grape Crush also puts a number on pain, which means your mind won’t keep circling back to feelings of discomfort, because you probably won’t have any. The relaxing, long-lasting high will set the stage for deep, blissful meditation, or at the very least, peaceful moments of reflection and an eventual craving for some snacks.

HIT UP YOUR FAVOURITE PATIO WITH GIRL SCOUT COOKIES

Few things are made more wonderful by cannabis than food, so next time you’re en route to your favourite patio for a meal and some sun, spark up a preroll of Girl Scout Cookies ($12 per gram at Lotusland Cannabis Club [1952 West 4th Avenue]), a strong, sativa-dominant strain with a sweet yet earthy aroma. Medicinally, GSC, an OG Kush and Durban Poison hybrid cross, is great for pain, nausea, and lack of appetite, which means you’ll likely work up a serious case of the munchies just in time to browse the menu. A few pulls of this multiple Cannabis Cup winner and most will find themselves catapulted to new heights as relaxation kicks in and stress melts away. And rest assured—its sativa dominance means you’re more likely to have thoughtful conversations than fall asleep in your nachos.

DO A SUN SALUTATION WITH PENNYWISE

For an activity like yoga that likely requires a little more mental focus, we’re huge proponents of Pennywise ($11 per gram at the Village Dispensary [1540 West 2nd Avenue]). Popular among patients with chronic pain, anxiety, and depression, this highcbd strain is suitable for those who aren’t looking for your typical heady high, as its 1:1 ratio of THC and CBD makes for much milder psychoactive effects. (If you’re a frequent user of Thc-rich strains, expect this buzz to be much more mellow.) A cross between Jack the Ripper and Harlequin, the Village’s variety of Pennywise is an uplifting, sativa-dominant strain, but it’s low enough in THC that you’ll be able to maintain your balance while attempting to master Standing Bow pose. Expect to feel a calm sense of clarity and a more complete awareness of your body as you settle into asanas with a little help from this powerhouse strain.