Why Music Sounds Better High
It’s no secret that certain songs sound better when you’re stoned. Using cannabis while listening to tunes can have you wondering if that hit from 2003 really is a bop, or if you might need to pass instead of puff! In the name of (stoned) science, elevate your everyday with Nové, open up your Spotify playlist, and do some digging to find out why music sounds better high.
Stoned Science
Love bobbing along to the newest trending audio, then dancing to the drum and bass you haven’t heard in years? Imagine elevating that experience to a whole new level – with cannabis.
Not only does cannabis help you slow down and unwind, but it can also add to your listening experience. Research has found that using cannabis and listening to music activate pleasure receptors in the brain and body, like those found in the spinal column and cortex. Cannabis’ CB1 receptors are also ready to fire at a moment’s notice, relaying enjoyment back to the brain. Together, these work in tandem to help your brain make sense of the sounds.
You don’t have to take our word for it – several scientific studies show that music and cannabis go hand-in-hand. Daniel J. Levitin, professor of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience and music psychologist at McGill University, explored the reasoning behind why music is better high. In his book The World In Six Songs, he explains:
THC – the active ingredient – is known to stimulate the brain’s natural pleasure centers, while also disrupting short-term memory. The disruption of short-term memory thrusts listeners into the moment of the music as it unfolds; unable to explicitly keep in mind what has just been played, or to think ahead to what might be played, people stoned on pot tend to hear music from note to note.
Interestingly, cannabis aids in unlocking your brain’s potential for short-term memory. This means that while you’re high, music and sounds can come across as vastly different. There is more to back up these “high-deas” than just our own stoned thoughts.
Press Play
Fine tune your next sesh playlist with songs scientifically-proven to enhance your high! We’ve reviewed various lists and spoken to fellow stoners to curate a quick list of some surefire hits. Do you have a favorite playlist of music to listen to while high? Share it with us!
For Vibing
Find your next jam that gets you vibing with these songs:
- Yes I’m Changing – Tame Impala
- Marijuana – Kid Cudi
- Vibe Check – GRiZ
For Late Nights
Keep these in rotation:
- Gooey – Glass Animals
- Breezeblocks – Alt J
- All Night – Chance The Rapper
For Productivity
Need to knock some things off your to-do list? Pop these on your playlist:
- Sun Is Shining – Bob Marley and the Wailers
- Cold Heart – Dua Lipa & Elton John
- Hotline Bling – Drake
For Making Munchies
Throw on these tunes and get ready to throw down in the kitchen:
- Feel Good Inc – Gorillaz
- Fly As Me – BrunoMars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
- Walk It Talk It – Migos
Enjoy Your Music More While High
The next time you’re getting ready, going out, or fixing something fantastic, pop on a playlist, pop an edible, and let the music take over. Science is on your side, and that song really is more catchy after you use cannabis.
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8 Cannabis Trends: What’s Hot and What’s Next
2022 is shaping up to be a year of groundbreaking cannabis industry shifts. We predict that recreational and medicinal marijuana will take on a central role in the economic, healthcare, cultural, and social progression of the nation. Take a look at our top 8 picks for this breakthrough year's most "smoking" cannabis trends: what's hot and what's next.
8 Cannabis Trends: What's Hot and What's Next
1. Legalized Marijuana Nationally
The 116th Congress passed The MORE Act to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substance Act in just one chamber – the House – right as the session was expiring in December 2020. This big move may have come a little too late for the Senate to take up the bill, but the fact that the 117th Congress passed The MORE Act in the House again in April 2022 is considered a good sign. That, combined with a slew of new legislation aimed at hammering out the details of getting cannabis legalized, makes for a promising outlook.
Bills in the Congressional pipeline include Senate leaders' groundbreaking Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, the Cannabidiol and Marijuana Research Expansion Act, and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries' and Rep. Brian Mast's PREPARE Act.
2. Edibles Take a Bigger Bite Out of the Cannabis Market
Market research indicates that cannabis sales are set to explode in the edibles segment of the market, with a projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.1% between 2021 and 2026. One of the reasons for this trend is that cannabis edibles have never been better. The reason? Advancements in plant-based research mean that edible companies are becoming more adept at understanding how their customer's health and happiness can both be elevated by using the right combination of ingredients.
Another way of putting this is that cannabis businesses are leveraging science to merge food and therapeutics in the application segment of the edibles market.
Nové Luxury Edibles is one example of this. CEO Rick Scarpello, and the rest of the dosing pioneers at the award-winning brand incredibles recently took cannabis edibles to the next level by introducing single-sourced South American cacao beans into their creations. They also brought a team of expert chefs on board who use their culinary skills to take optimal advantage of the cannabinoids present in high-quality chocolate.
When expertly blended with similar cannabinoids found in cannabis oil and terpene-rich fruits, these luxury chocolate bars produce what's known as the entourage effect, where each mouthwatering ingredient helps boost the others' wellness effects – while also providing next-level flavors consumers can't get enough of.
3. SAFE Banking Act Predicted to Pass, Leveling the Economic Playing Field
Nearly a dozen years after first being introduced, the pressure is building to (finally!) pass the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act. If successful, the bill would put protective measures in place for bankers at the regulatory level so they feel safe in offering their services to cannabis companies in states where its production and sale are legal.
SAFE has passed the House five times since 2013, and as of April 2022 three top, bipartisan lawmakers in the Senate, House, and state-level offices have contacted Senate leaders about the bill, while also taking to social media to help build public pressure.
For anyone with a small or medium-sized cannabis company, this is welcome news. SAFE is set up to help these smaller businesses that are currently reliant on cash because they can't get financing due to banking industry hesitancy– putting them at a competitive disadvantage and making them more prone to expensive break-ins and theft.
The bill doesn't go quite as far as The MORE Act or The PREPARE Act, both of which stipulate removing marijuana from the Controlled Substance Act's list of Schedule I drugs– which is another reason why the SAFE Act is the most likely of the three to pass this year.
4. Advances in Cannabis Chemistry Bring Faster Effects + More Affordability
Industry insiders know that cannabis products are known for their ability to dodge absorption due to the age-old axiom "water and oil don't mix". Elevating 'bioavailability', or cannabis absorption rates, means developing ever-more advanced solutions that help fat-soluble cannabis compounds mix with the water-loving tissues found in the human body.
Luckily, there are agents that can cause two unmixable agents to mix, and they're known as emulsifiers. Plant-based DMSO is one such agent that has taken the industry by storm in recent years. It's a byproduct of the paper-making industry. However, to cut down on environmental impacts and the potential side effects of DMSO, some cutting-edge companies are turning to the body's own technology instead.
Quiq is one example. It's a subsidiary of Medically Correct, LLC in Colorado, and leaders at the company have developed patent-pending Rapid Absorption Technology that's the first of its kind. The method uses natural sugar and fatty acids as the emulsifier. This allows for fast-acting effects that make for easier dosing, potentially fewer side effects, and greater affordability.
5. Growing Trends in Cannabis Acceptance Among Older Adults
A 2020 study published in the renowned Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) revealed that U.S. adults over age 65 showed some of the most significant increases in cannabis use of any age group, with a 75% increase between 2015 and 2018.
Pain management, sleep issues, stress and anxiety, and chronic conditions are some of the top reasons people list for adult-use cannabis. In fact, the study highlighted that there was a 180% relative cannabis use increase among participants with diabetes and a 157% relative increase among those receiving mental health therapy.
6. Live Resins: The Cannabis Industry's New ''Golden Child"
In California alone, the live resin niche of the cannabis dabbable market went from 50% at the end of 2018 to 61% by the beginning of 2021. Cannabis concentrates' new golden child is cultivated from fresh, flash freeze-dried cannabis plants, making for a full spectrum experience that takes optimal advantage of its health-boosting terpenes, cannabinoids, and flavonoids. The flavors and aromas are widely considered the deepest, most sophisticated available.
With live resin purchases growing at double the rate of the total cannabis concentrates market in six states between 2020 and 2021, now is the perfect time to invest in these powerhouse product lines.
7. Private Labeling Adds to the Industry Job Growth
According to Business Wire, private label cannabis companies already hold a "prominent" share of the cannabis market.
With the widespread legalization of both recreational and medical marijuana and the consumer trend toward functional ingredients like CBD and hemp-based products that the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) is seeing, we predict more new cannabis businesses will use this route to get started in the industry. This can only help the cannabis jobs market continue to grow, as it has throughout the pandemic.
8. The Demand for Social Equity in the Industry Increases
The leading cannabis job recruiting network Vangst recently put out the third edition of its biennial report 'Women & Minorities in the Cannabis Industry' and it highlights some troubling changes from the second edition. These changes include a decrease in women and minority-owned cannabis businesses between 2019 and 2021, as well as fewer women and minority executives.
This is in keeping with the national trend showing that the COVID-19 pandemic most negatively impacted minority-led businesses.
This is why demand is growing from social equity cannabis program leaders to include key reform measures which address generational wealth and drug incarceration disparities in federal legislation. While passing Rep. Jeffries' proposed PREPARE Act would expunge nonviolent marijuana crimes from people's records, these additional measures aim, in part, to encourage the inclusion of a federal social equity regulatory agency, along with its defining permit requirements and types.
Conclusion
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