Cannabis Is The Best Hangover Cure

Smoke Your Hangover Off

Marijuana is Great for Hangovers Says Science from CannabisNet on Vimeo.

Forget the Tylenol and Advil: lighting up a bowl is the safest and most effective way to feel better if you have a hangover.

There are two things I love in this world with my whole heart and soul: wine and weed.

Together? Even better.

But given that pot is far from being legalized where I live, wine is definitely much more accessible and I have it much more often.

However, despite my love for wine, sometimes I just feel that…. It doesn’t love me back.

Sauvignon blancs give me the sauvignon-blah’s pretty often. It’s hard when I have to go to work but let’s be honest: hangovers just plain SUCK no matter what.

When I’m feeling like garbage from consuming too much wine the night before, I know that I can always turn to my trust Mary Jane to get me out of a slump. All I do is light a few bowls and after around 10 minutes, I feel so much better.

Marijuana is good medicine, but it’s the best for hangovers. I know I’m not alone; in fact even Anthony Bourdain recognizes its powerful benefits. On hangovers, he has been quoted as saying: “A cold Coca-Cola or Pepsi. Wash down a couple of aspirin. Smoke a joint. And the joint will help you to develop an appetite at which point have some really spicy food. Some spicyleftover’s. Kung-pao Chicken would be perfect.”

Hangovers manifest themselves through a nasty headache, nausea, fatigue, or even worse, a combination of all 3 (which is rare for me unless I drink whiskey or rum coke!). But it does happen. If you ever experience another hangover again, just light up and thank me later. Getting stoned can provide significant relief from hangovers in many ways.

For one, it cures the headaches that are usually the result of severe dehydration and/or mixing different kinds of booze. We already know that pot is a powerful pain killer, so I won’t go any deeper into that.

Marijuana also helps to get rid of the nausea. In fact it’s even used by cancer patients to help get rid of the nausea caused by chemotherapy and medications. Last but not the least, getting stoned makes it easier to replenish my system with much-needed water and food, which your body sorely needs especially after a night spent poisoning it with alcohol. Whether you choose to nourish your body with greasy pizza or a McChicken is up to you, but trust me on the weed - and a little Gatorade won’t hurt.

In my case, the rare times I do have nausea I make sure to try to throw up what I can because seriously that’s just a sign that your body is rejecting the booze that’s left in your system. Then toke, eat, drink (water) like a fish, and put on some Netflix.

So the next time you’re going to drink like a pirate or a teenager who just got legal, make sure that you have enough weed to help you cope with the aftermath.

Have you ever used pot to deal with a hangover? Share your experience with us in the comments below.

Cannabis Is The Best Hangover Cure