If you are just landing on my blog & have never been here before- my name is Erica & I like to smoke weed. I feel like this is still a shocker for some, & that’s exactly the reason I openly talk about it. I am not trying to be some sort of cannabis crusader over here, but I do like to share my experiences as a FUNCTIONING stoner in this modern world… a world where we can shop for our joints at a high end boutique (still not over this!).
About a year ago my Mom & I created Fashionkush, which is pretty much the Fashionlush alter ego & my dream feed!!! We wanted to create this account to help shatter the stoner stigma & bring some chic to the world of Cannabis…. so BE SURE to keep your eye out on Fashionkush- things will be dropping soon & these “things” are gonna be DOPE. You will not be disappointed.
I DIGRESS though… back to the point of this post!
Ever since “coming out” of the cannabis closet, I’ve gotten questions on questions about everything to do with Mary Jane so last week I decided to ask my audience to put all their questions in one place so I can answer on the blog! If you don’t see your question listed & are mad, feel free to email me & ask away. I couldn’t include them all or this post would have been longer than a CVS receipt.
Think Ask Alice… but the stoner edition!!
ALSO- be sure to check out The Mary Jane Diaries if you’re looking for more cannabis content ;).
♡ what i’m wearing ♡
Assassin of The Youth tee by LA Kush | GRLFRND ripped denim bermuda shorts | Public Desire sock boots | Monarch Tokyo “Papillon” red frames
Ask Fashionkush: Your Mary Jane Questions, ANSWERED!
☆ Q: When did you smart smoking?
I started smoking when I was 16, out of an apple or a beer can & often times stealing weed from my Mom’s stash that she didn’t know I knew about. OOPS. I smoked like a lot of teenagers smoked- with the intent to party & get “stoned”, I smoked less during college cause I was busy bar hopping, & then out of college I became more of “functioning stoner” I guess you could say???
Q: What’s your favorite way to consume weed?
EASY… JOINTS!!! More generally speaking, flower. I am a flower girl all the way. Dabs/wax scare the shit out of me (they say “once you go wax, you can’t go back”), edibles make me actually lose my mind (tried to call 911 once- thought I was dying), & vapes are too modern for my liking. I stick with my good old fashion flower.
Q: Best part of smoking weed for you?
Weed gives me mental clarity, helps me be more creative, eases my anxiety, & when I smoke weed I am able to LASER FOCUS!!!
Q: Does weed help with your anxiety? If so, do you have a favorite strain for anxiety?
ABSOLUTELY! It’s the number one reason I smoke. I used to be pretty heavily medicated for my anxiety, but with weed I have it so much more under control that I am BARELY medicated at all anymore. It’s pretty wonderful! I’d way rather smoke a plant than take a pill- ya feel? As far as strains g0- avoid sativa, stick to an indica hybrid. I will explain in the next question…
Q: Can you explain the different type of weed strains & what do they do? What’s your fave?
Indica is IN DA BED… cause when you smoke the Indica, you just wanna get IN DA BED. That’s how I learned to remember. Indica is more of your body high & perfect for a rainy Sunday binge watching movies. It’s your super chill weed.
Sativa make you smile, aka it’s the upper of weed strains. It’s more of a “head high” & the kind of weed I do NOT SMOKE. Tons of people LOVE Sativa for the burst of energy, but it has historically given me massive anxiety. So many people say to me “I can’t smoke weed, it makes me crazy” & I know it’s cause they smoked a sativa & couldn’t handle it. Your heart will race, your palms will sweat, & if you’re an already anxious person- this will get ya (IT HAPPENS THOUGH, more on how to come down from an anxious high in the next question!).
My go-to is an Indica dominate hybrid, always & forever. Best of both worlds, no anxiety, no couch lock, chill on the munchies (IMO!).
Q: Sometimes weed makes me anxious. Do you get this? What do you do to stop spiraling?
YES- that’s the Sativa we just talked about. If you ACCIDENTALLY find you smoked sativa & you are tripping out- HAVE SOME CBD!! CBD can help you get less high REAL quick, it’s a miracle worker! It counteracts the THC somehow.
Q: What are your rules for smoking? Do you regulate yourself or give yourself limits? Do you ever feel like you truly *need* to smoke or always just for fun?
I very much like to smoke, but I don’t NEED IT. We have gone on trips in foreign countries where we don’t smoke for days, the only thing we notice on those trips is we have WAY less of an appetite… which I actually hate on vacation. When we went to Nashville we didn’t smoke at all & we had NO appetite. I remember we got fried chicken & barely ate any of it. That was a bummer!
As far as regulating myself- I do & I don’t. Naturally, I just don’t have the urge to smoke during the day & usually wait until like 5pm… but somedays I just need a hit at 2pm to buckle down on a blog post. Weekend are fair game!
Q: Do you ever have a problem being productive after smoking?
Not typically! That has never been my big issue, if it were- I wouldn’t be able to smoke!!! I also think this one really has to do with the type of weed you are smoking & HOW you are consuming. If you’re smoking an indica heavy blunt, be prepared to get stationary on the couch.
Q: How do you balance smoking with eating healthy? When I’m high all I want to do is eat…
Just keep healthy snacks in the house at all times!! Munchies are inevitable & although there are strains that say they have less of that “munchie” factor, I have yet to find one that NEVER gives me the munchies. Depends on the day, the strain, etc. Things I snack on: fruit bowls, broccoli with ranch or hummus, green apples dipped in a dip made of almond butter + greek yogurt & sprinkled with cinnamon (SO GOOD!), or I will just have some dark chocolate. I, of course, go big sometimes & just order some Ben & Jerry’s… but I limit that till the weekend.
Q: Trying to find a bong that aesthetically looks good being out all the time? (cleaning it)
Check Summerland Ceramics for the chicest bongs EVER
Q: Do your clients care if you work on their stuff while high?
I am assuming this is referring to my work with blog-doo & I am so glad this was brought up because I love talking about the good old stoner stigma!!! To answer directly- no, I have never had a client say “I can’t work with you because you smoke weed” & blog-doo is doing STELLAR!!! The idea that weed makes people lazy is so 1999- gone are the days where everyone who smokes weed acts like Beevis & Butthead or Cheech & Chong. SHIT, that looks fun, but that is NOT what smoking weed looks like to me. My job is highly creative & smoking weed only enhances that creativity/productivity.
Q: Thoughts on joint rollers vs classic hand rolling?
Whatever gets the job done, although hand rolling is a lost art LOL! I am still perfecting my roll & sometimes the joint rolling machine just makes things easier! As long as you can roll a joint, you’re good in my book.
Q: What do you suggest you use for pain?
Depends on the type of pain. Period cramps- any type of weed will help ease the cramps (smoke it or eat it) & if you don’t want to get high you can have some CBD drops which will help SO much with period pain. If you are dealing with a physical injury (hurt knee, sore neck)- topicals are your new BFF! Topical CBD really does it for me, but if your pain is MASSIVE, a topical THC would be great (it won’t get you high).
Q: What are your fave dispensaries in San Diego?
I am all about EAZE DELIVERY these days- they’ve got a killer deal on a preroll pack by Pacific Stone (14 pre-rolls for $40!) that I loveeeee. Some of the more popular SD dispensaries are Goldn Bloom, Urbn Leaf, Apothekare, & MedMen!
