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Pilates For Potheads – What Types Of Marijuana Strains?

View CommentsSunday • August 15, 2010 • by Mernahuana

Since writing a Cannabis Culture blog about my personal experience of getting a ganja groove on to perform physiotherapy and pilates, plenty of potheads have confessed to the same. Smoking a joint or ripping a bong then performing yoga, going on hikes, riding their long boards or taking lengthy bike rides.
Weed doesn’t have to couch lock a stoner!
A common marijuana misconception is all toke turns potheads into couch potatoes.  Maybe enthusiasts are allowing themselves to buy into the marijuana myth too. Yes, there’s plenty of pot that turns a stoner into a sloth, but many people are telling me they’re inhaling indica before becoming active.
Going with the relaxing sedate buzz while remaining motivated to get their tasks done. It takes some effort to overcome a downward high, but a hippie speedball (joint and a coffee) can be the difference maker.
Before starting my routine I need to overcome my pain problems.
This past week to do a pilates session I had to inhale copious amounts of LA Confidential. My pain levels were reaching my upper tolerable limits, but I recognized if I lie in bed it’s only going to make the chronic pain worst. Having instructors, both my physiotherapist and pilates instructor know I’m arriving medicated, does help immensely.
“Wow, Matt, you are moving more slow than usual,” Ugly Duckling Pilates instructor Angela quipped during the start of last weeks pilates class. My pain levels were off the hook and I felt tender everywhere.
LA Confidential brought pain down, but slowed me even more.
We started with me breathing out my back.
I give the pilates ball a hug, roll myself out on it, then begin taking deep breaths. While exhaling Anglea instructs me to “breath out my back.” That is have my muscles move in the opposite direction because I’m locked in a hunchback position.
When she touched my tender back muscles I flinched. That’s not normal for me, but goes to show how high my pain levels were.
By beginning our session by breathing we’re pushing oxygen enriched THC into areas of my body starving for it. With blood and breath flowing we roll out my legs on a noodle.
Our session is all mat work.
Or is that Matt work?
All my pilate movements are stretches with breathing used to strengthen. It’s hard to believe stomach muscles can be developed through breath, but they can.
Our seven months working on my core is beyond amazing!
My stomach muscles have responded to the goal of holding up my back. The pain comes from a fifteen degree curve in my upper spine. When we started we opted to work in a relatively pain free area, my stomach muscles.
With these muscles now holding me much more upright, we are going to start stretching and strengthening my chest.
All this leads to bigger bong rips because of increased lung power.
Unfortunately until marijuana legalization not everyone who wants to be an active pothead will be able to discover weed that works. Knowing what you’re inhaling is a huge factor for this work-out routine to be successful.
Once you’ve discovered what weed works, keeping the specific marijuana strain around remains a challenge unless you’re growing, have a reliable dealer with a menu in their living room or buy from a dispensary.
However, don’t discount personal motivation. Tell yourself you’re going to do something active with your high. Then do it up.

Globe & Mail Wrong On Med-Ganja

View CommentsThursday • July 22, 2010 • by Mernahuana

Ganja Greetings,

The Globe and Mail did a shoddy job reporting on something medical marijuana related few days ago. Their reporter called one person, Osgoode Hall law professor Alan Young, then proceeded to write a terrible article. I’d expect something like this from Toronto Sun, not G&M. Who recently let their pit bull columnist Christie Blatchford rant about journalism ethics and how she has them and bloggers don’t.

So funny bong water went out my nose!

For the record professor Young has represented me on my past pot problems and I’ve helped him with some writing woe. Paul Lewin is representing me for the big prohibition throw down Jan. 17, 2011.

I’ve read plenty of these kind of Globe and Mail articles quoting professor Young before. About two decade’s worth. In some circles it’s called  ‘the power of the professor.’ It’s his game plan. He calls the crown in a cannabis case and figures his legal aura will solve it his way. Generally speaking it does. I watched a $10 cannabis charge disappear…the crown wanted 60 days.

When Chris Goodwin was picked up in April for my balcony grow-op – on a two year-old outstanding warrant – professor Young faxed duty counsel instructions. Goodwin’s charges were thrown out.

Young probably made a call into a crown on someone’s behalf and is now using the G&M for media leverage. Soon someone’s charges will get dropped. If all goes according to plan. The professor lines up yet another assault on Health Canada med pot program. Round three.

However, our reporter alludes Young might be thinking something bigger. Globe and Mail quotes Young, “This is has gone on too long. It’s time to bring out the heavy guns.”

TORONTO HASH MOB

Jan. 17 / 2011 – Defending Your Right To Overgrow The Government

Marijuana Strain Review Jack Herer

View CommentsSaturday • July 10, 2010 • by Mernahuana

Plenty of local potheads know I’m not a fan of Jack Herer. The marijuana strain, not the deceased activist. However, when it comes to getting free nug samples I’m all about that. Speaking of nug porn reviews feel free to send me your buds to photograph, dopescope and review. Basically I don’t like Jack Herer because the marijuana plant is a pain in the ass to grow. It’s a sativa. Or so I thought. This sample had the usual Jack Herer flavor, but the high was hugely different. An amazing pain relieving body buzz. Not just the uplifting dance around the home sativa stone. It’s a buzz that allows you to work extensively at your computer. Prepare for mental alertness. This is a great med-ganja if you want to get something done around the home. After a night of volcano vaporizing I checked with the doobie donor who said for sure it was Jack Herer. Usually marijuana growers don’t reveal their secrets. Not this fellow. To get the great indica and sativa he lets it marijuana flower for much longer than suggested. A dope scope will greatly help in determining when it’s finished. Had his weed been entered in cannabis cup it would have done very well. 5/ 5.