How you consume often matters more than what you consume.

How to Consume: Rituals, Environment, Set and Setting

Why it matters

The same strain can feel completely different depending on the environment. You are not a laboratory. Your internal state, body, attention and surroundings directly shape how the experience unfolds.

This is the idea of set and setting:

• Set — your inner state

• Setting — the environment around you

1. Before you consume — check your “set”

• Are you tired or energized?

• Is there tension in the body?

• What’s the emotional tone: anxiety, irritability, emptiness?

If there is internal restlessness, softer options tend to work more comfortably (AC/DC CBD, Blueberry Bang Bang, a little CBD) compared to strong stimulating strains.

2. Create the “setting”

It doesn’t require candles or theatrics. What you want is an environment that doesn’t pressure your nervous system.

Quick checklist:

• Light: warm, dim, no harsh overhead lamps

• Sound: ambient, dub, lo-fi, gentle instrumental

• Pace: slow down, give the experience space

• Body: soft clothes, a pillow, a relaxed posture

• Food: not on an empty stomach, not right after overeating

• People: being alone is better than being with “the wrong” crowd If with someone — align your pace and mood

3. A ritual (or at least a pause)

Consumption is not mechanical. It’s a tuning process.

If rituals aren't your style, do one short pause before the first inhalation. That alone softens the entry.

Example ritual:

1. Choose a strain based on your current state

2. Set up the environment

3. Take a moment of silence before beginning

4. Observe what happens in the body

5. Don’t rush to continue — let it unfold

6. Treat the process as tuning, not a task

4. If something feels off

It happens — even in ideal conditions.

What may help:

• Slow down, lie down, deepen your breathing

• Change the music to something neutral or turn it off

• Drink water

• Use calming scents rich in Bisabolol (chamomile, ylang)

• A bit of CBD or a mild herbal calming aid

• A warm voice: podcast, gentle audio, ASMR

Summary

The strain is an instrument. But the environment is the acoustics of your experience.

The same “chord” can sound chaotic or harmonious depending on where you are.

Create a space that feels supportive. Everything else happens within you.