the high, with more daylight. my three-part mix for less couch and fewer snack emergencies.
the high, with more daylight. my three-part mix for less couch and fewer snack emergencies.
| regular weed | the productivity joint |
|---|---|
| couch gravity | actual energy |
| munchies | no munchies, no cereal aisle |
| anxiety | creative looseness |
| brain fog | boring tasks go down easy |
| grocery store paralysis | small talk with strangers |
the receipts
before · regular weed (b&w)
before · the fog years
before · the cereal aisleafter · the productivity joint (color)
after · out in the wild
after · actually productive
one person's field notes. your body, strains, dose and local laws will vary.
| layer | what it does | strains |
|---|---|---|
thcthe base
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the buzz. i go sativa-forward: high limonene, high pinene, nothing myrcene-heavy (the stuff that whispers "sit down"). that last part is more folklore than proof. | Durban Poison Jack Herer Green Crack Sour Diesel |
cbdthe ballast
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it takes the sharpness off the THC and leaves the high. the studies split: one trial found equal THC and CBD less anxious than THC alone, another found CBD changed nothing. results swing by person, dose and format. | ACDC Harlequin Cannatonic |
cbgthe wild card
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the one that changed it for me. more alert, less fridge. the research doesn't fully back me: a 2016 rat study had CBG making rats eat more. so call this field evidence. | White CBG Sour CBG Jack CBG |
1:1:1 is my baseline. more THC for heavier, less for clearer. the CBD and CBG hold the line either way. or play with it below.
dial your joint
morning or midday. treat it like coffee. it switches your brain on, so point it at something.
| the whole point | anything creative: writing, designing, making stuff. the 3pm slump. a walk that could be more interesting. |
| works fine | email, spreadsheets, groceries, the errands you keep dodging. it'll get you there. it's just not what it's for. |
| your call | calling your accountant. read the room, and the quarter. |
| the one real no | right before bed. this mix wakes your brain up. you'll lie there redesigning your kitchen. |
THC you handle yourself. CBD and CBG ship to your door, legal and cheap: $12–18 for 3.5g of good CBG flower. that's what keeps this affordable.
| vendor | notes | price |
|---|---|---|
| horn creek ★ | oregon. clean, local, dialed. | my go-to |
| plain jane | my default since 2020. clean flower, fair prices. | @ $ 12.00 + |
| mr. hemp flower | big CBG menu. the Sour CBG and White CBG are both great. | @ $ 14.00 + |
| cannaflower | the nice stuff. buy once, feel good about it. | @ $ 18.00 + |
* per 3.5g, shipped. prices move. check the sites.
* heads up: new federal hemp rules start dec 11, 2026 and may cut off online CBG flower. check it still ships to you.
fair. rolling it yourself is cheaper and tuned to taste. but these three get close, and they turn up at most rec dispensaries.
| the suite | buy this | notes |
|---|---|---|
| the productivity joint | Supernaturals · CBG Cakepre-roll | nyc brand. CBG + THC, already rolled. good, and a little wild. the closest thing to the real mix on a shelf. |
| the productivity edible | Wyld · Grapefruit Gummiesgummy | 1:1:1 THC : CBG : CBC (CBC is the mood one). no CBD, but the CBG still takes the edge off, and it leans sativa. wyld literally sells it as the no-munchies gummy. |
| the productivity pen | Off Hours · Dialed Focus ½gvape pen | half a gram at 5:1:1 THC : CBD : CBG, so there's more in it than straight THC. also nyc. for when you don't want to light anything. |
three versions over six years, each fixing what the last one couldn't. from "why am i terrified in a cereal aisle" to the thing i smoke now.
| v1 · the calm 2019 · aug · california | |
|---|---|
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marley natural · cbd + thc the theory: pair CBD with THC and it cuts the anxiety that rides along with a straight THC high. it worked. calmer high, less anxiety. the munchies did not get the memo. → v1: cbd calms the thc. halfway there. |
exhibit a · marley natural · 2019
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| v2 · the focus 2022 · feb · nyc | |
|---|---|
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wyld pear · 1:1 thc:cbg then wyld pear gummies: 100mg THC and 100mg CBG a pack. i had no idea what CBG was. took one. high, focused, zero munchies. i wanted to go outside instead of to the fridge. → v2: add cbg. the munchies vanish. down the rabbit hole i went. i even ran a half marathon in sedona on appetite-suppressing cannabinoids to see if they'd slow me down. they didn't. |
exhibit b · first cbg · 2022
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| v3 · the formula 2025 · dec · home | |
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three cannabinoids · specific strains · rolled at home turns out all three are cheap to order online. so i bought each as its own strain, mixed them at home, rolled one and smoked it. better than anything pre-made. no anxiety, no munchies, no cereal-aisle paralysis. → v3: all three, dialed. this is the productivity joint. |
exhibit c · the v3 jars · 2025
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| isn't pot bad for you? |
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probably, a little. i started too early in high school and roasted some brain cells. at the start of this year i quit for a few months, and the break was a good idea. here's where i landed. normal weed? hell no. the productivity joint is weed with the worst parts nerfed, and so far it's been a net positive. one caveat: if your brain is still developing, go easy. high school weed wasn't free. maybe a better college, a few more passed classes, a pile more AP credits. then again, who gives a fuck about AP credits. "i have gotten more out of weed than weed has gotten out of me."tadzio dlugolecki, riffing on churchill |
this part is documented. when cigarettes started dying in the 80s, big tobacco moved its money into food. philip morris bought general foods in 1985 and kraft in 1988. rjr took nabisco. for a stretch, the biggest food company in america was a cigarette company.
same owners, same playbook. a 2023 study in addiction ran the numbers: from 1988 to 2001, tobacco-owned brands were 29% more likely to sell fat-and-salt bombs and 80% more likely to sell the carb-and-salt kind. lunchables, jell-o, teddy grahams. engineered to keep you eating. the people who hooked you on cigarettes built the snack aisle.
the munchies are the synergy.
so when pot goes legal and its signature side effect makes you eat, ask who benefits. my bet: big sugar and big pot are already in cahoots. schemey fuckers. (that last part is a hunch.)
no. not yet. right now it's three jars and a grinder on my counter. but batches happen, and word gets around.
if a batch or a real product ever happens, you'll hear first. rare emails, no sharing.
one email when there's news. reply "stop" and you're off.