So you’re figuring out some last-minute holiday presents, and you’ve got a friend or loved one who enjoys consuming cannabis. Maybe you’ve heard there are a few cannabis traditions tied to Christmas and you’re a bit curious how to tie in cannabis traditions toward giving the perfect gift to your witchy, seasonally depressed or film-loving friend.
Never fear, we’ve got some of our favorite local cannabis gift boxes listed below, with a few fun tidbits on the origins of Christmas cannabis traditions and why cannabis is the perfect holiday present for your weed-loving friend.
Greening up the holidays is a centuries’ old tradition.
For many people hundreds of years ago, the wintertime was COLD. There were no furnaces, no heated cars and always the underlying dread of not making it through the winter.
Bringing greenery into the holidays, like evergreens and ivy, was one way they tried to spread cheer and wait hopefully for spring!
For a gift idea, buy your loved one a Christmas wreath and string some cannabis leaves through it, or dangle a sprig in the middle. Or consider gifting them a cannabis plant from your local dispensary.
This might be especially nice for your friend who gets the seasonal depression and yearns for spring–greenery in the home is proven to help lift the spirits.
The Divine at Christmastime
Fighting off the evil darkness during the “Wild Hunt” of Yule was a scary thing for ancient people, and they sought ways to protect themselves and their home. Smudging a room, a house, or a person with herbs is an age-old practice of protection and cleansing. It’s possible that people used to smudge themselves with cannabis in the past.
For a witchy or boho friend, consider making a smudge bundle of cannabis leaves. It’s so simple, but with a festive ribbon, a lovely gift box, and a small note on the origins of the tradition, a little can go a long way.
Christmas tree cannabis
The tradition of filling the home with the scent of fir or pine during the winter can tie beautifully into the green scent of cannabis, especially with strains such as the Christmas Tree strain, which was developed explicitly to capture the merriment of the season and inspire a festive spirit. The Christmas Tree strain’s buds often look like tiny, bright evergreen trees!
For a personalized gift, ask a budtender at your preferred local dispensary what their favorite holiday strain is.
Holiday movies – with green
There are so many movies that are perfect for both cannabis and Christmas. Whether it’s enjoying cartoons like “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” a goofy comedy that’s perfect for zoning out like “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” or prefer to get freaked out while high by a horror like “Krampus,” movies make a great gift. If your friend is old-school and prefers physical DVDs, put a bow on it and there’s your present. Or for something more personal, give them the gift of a movie night together–you bring the weed and the DVD.
Santa Claus and pipes
The mythological man now known as Santa Claus has been around for hundreds (if not thousands) of years — and his pipe has been around since the 1800s. Some of the most famous historical images of Santa Claus include him with a pipe. For a themed gift, glass pipes are classic; or consider a Christmas themed bong.
If none of these gift ideas sparked joy, we love Winewood Organic’s gift boxes.
There’s a box for your significant other, a box for your friend who loves Ann Arbor and a box for your fruit-loving friend. Boxes start at $50 and include a curated box with lovely packaging.
