Cannabis

Cannabis is a rude drug because it refuses to play by society’s rules. For decades it’s been criminalised, demonised, and misunderstood — yet it keeps showing up as one of the most versatile healing plants on Earth. It’s rude because it calls out the hypocrisy of a world that pushes pills but punishes plants. It’s rude because it doesn’t just numb symptoms — it works with your body, demands balance, and challenges you to slow down, breathe, and heal. In short: cannabis is rude because it’s real.

Smoking Clean

If you are going to smoke cannabis — whether for personal reasons, ritual, religious use, recreation, alone at home or out with friends — there are a few simple steps you can take to reduce the harm that comes with smoking. Because let’s be honest: smoking anything has a cost. Yes, smoking cannabis remains the fastest and most direct way to deliver cannabinoids from the flower into the bloodstream and brain — but there are smarter ways to approach it. 1. Start With the Flow

LIAM LUCIEN

Nov 42 min read

Learning While High

Observations from the Classroom During my time as a music production lecturer , I encountered many students—diagnosed and undiagnosed—with ADHD . They often struggled with motivation , focus , and emotional regulation , leading to restlessness and classroom disruptions. Interestingly, after breaks, some students returned visibly calmer and more focused—often after smoking cannabis. For around 30–60 minutes, they appeared more grounded , creative , and productive , using that

LIAM LUCIEN

Oct 192 min read

What Is Getting High?

Getting “high,” as it’s commonly called around the world, refers to the psychoactive effects produced by compounds—most notably THC —found in the cannabis plant. This altered state of consciousness changes a person’s mood, perception, and awareness (Cohen, 1985). These changes can lead to a range of mental and physical effects , including increased creativity , feelings of peace , relaxation , euphoria , and even spiritual or mystical experiences . Heightened sensitivity to

LIAM LUCIEN

Oct 193 min read

Cannabis As a Healing Plant: More Than Just Getting High

When most people think of cannabis, they picture joints, bongs, and a cloud of smoke. But beneath the stereotypes lies something deeper: a plant that’s been used as medicine, ritual, and nourishment for thousands of years. Cannabis isn’t just about “getting high.” It’s about healing — body, mind, and spirit. Cannabis Flowers Budding Cannabis as a Healing Plant: Whole Plant Medicine Cannabis is what herbalists call a polypharmaceutical plant — meaning it’s loaded with multipl

LIAM LUCIEN

Sep 212 min read

THE ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM: YOUR BODY'S HIDDEN HEALING NETWORK

The Body has Cannabinoid receptors built into it as standard Most people know cannabis has something special going on — THC gets you lifted, CBD keeps you calm. But few realise why these compounds even work in the first place. The answer? A built-in system inside all of us, quietly running the show: the endocannabinoid system (ECS) . This isn’t stoner myth. It’s real biology — and once you understand it, cannabis makes a whole lot more sense. What Exactly Is the The Endocann

LIAM LUCIEN

Sep 212 min read

CANNABIS DECRIMINALISATION - WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?

Photo Credit: Greta Schölderle Möller Cannabis Decriminalisation is when a government changes its laws so that activities like posessing, cultivating and using cannabis, which they would normally consider to be illegal are no longer treated as a criminal offences , but they might still be regulated or result in civil penalties like fines, or confiscations of your weed. So are these decriminalised activities legal or illegal then? Well, technically they are still illegal a

LIAM LUCIEN

Sep 153 min read