“This potent high allowed me to finally shed some anxiety and lose myself in deep relaxation.”

I’d been nursing an injured shoulder of late, but being a restless creature, I still decided to tackle a light workout in the ol’ garage. This, of course, led me to reaggravate my injury, which in turn unleashed a torrent of self-blame and anxiety. I knew the potential this had to screw up my morning, so I put out the indica bat signal (a signal that is of course shaped like a pre-roll superimposed amidst a marijuana leaf). Like the Caped Crusader himself, this half-gram pre-roll from The Pairist instantly made itself known, and saved the day from impending ruin. This is a hearty smoke made all the more strong from the infused hash. It tastes like a candy shop, with bold notes of grape being the predominant flavor.

As someone with a medium-range tolerance, it took only a few puffs for me to enter a different plane of consciousness. One free from nagging shoulder pain and the negative mental discourse I was having within my own mind. In other words, it really did do the things I was hoping it would do. Thankfully I had nothing urgent to get done​​—because I’m not sure if I was going to get around to anything with this high. I want to say it’s the ultimate couch crasher, but that would infer that this was somehow a sedating or low wattage high. Nothing could be further from the truth.

While I could feel my body enter into this ethereal state of equanimity, my mind was swimming in a euphoria that was ripe for inducing creativity and wonder. In fact, for the first half hour of this high, I found myself laying across my workout bench and listening to Smashing Pumpkins with my garage door wide open. I don’t even remember liking Smashing Pumpkins, but I liked them on this day, and therein lies the beauty of this high and the hidden magic behind purps in general. You enjoy a level of positivity and wonder seldom felt with other buzzes. At times I got giddy over things like a heavy bass line I was hearing, the sound of my neighbor’s dog running across the pavement or the weird paintings that were hanging over the washer + dryer. It felt like I was given access to a part of my brain that was usually idle.

“It took only a few puffs for me to enter a different plane of consciousness.”

This would be a great choice for those with a high tolerance who like to get good and high before hitting up museums or art galleries. It seems to bring out the true essence of things, and if you can find a product that helps you see this hidden magic, then what else is there really left to say? There were times I felt like a child frolicking in a field of sunflowers, a butterfly net in one hand and a compass in the other. Images of euphoric revelry flashed through my mind and pushed out those anxious feelings I’d been experiencing only moments before. How much you decide to smoke will change your world dramatically, meaning that if you go hard, so too will be the difficulty level of your high. So for those new to cannabis be sure to tread lightly, and you should be pleasantly rewarded.