Light a joint, Save a Candle

It’s 2026 and we have self-driving cars and AI-powered greenhouses that have more computing power than the NASA space program. Yet somehow (shout out, Ben Franklin) we’re still turning back the clocks all because of a 1784 proposal to save money on candles. Spring forward 242 years and we’re still trying to save on wax, just not the kind he had in mind. 

Daylight Saving Time. A biannual spike in sleep deprivation, car accidents, and a collective will to move to Arizona. Springing forward is linked to a 24% rise in heart attacks and an 8% increase in strokes, so we are, quite literally, dying to keep this tradition alive. 

Turns out the decision to completely throw off our melatonin cycle thanks to a colonial-era budgeting hack may not be in our best interest. 

The Bill That Should Have Been

From scientists to politicians, it’s widely agreed that Daylight Saving Time sucks. A recent poll showed 9 out of 10 sane humans hate it, and the outlier? He was last seen making hair straightener hash at 4am.  

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine wants DST abolished. More than 60% of countries, and even two US states — Arizona and Hawaii — have done exactly that. 

In March 2022, the U.S. Senate decided to follow suit and passed the Sunshine Protection Act unanimously, which, if you know anything about the U.S. Senate, is basically a miracle.

Then it died in the House. While both sides agreed that springing forward and falling back is objectively stupid, they just couldn’t agree on which time to lock in.

DST vs. The Power of CBN

Let’s face it, Monday after the time change feels like taking an unlabeled edible in the college dorms: you don’t know what hit you and it’s rarely without incident.  

Your circadian rhythm is your body’s internal clock, calibrated over millennia to light and darkness cues. Daylight Saving Time takes that finely tuned system and, without warning, moves everything forward an hour. Doesn’t sound like much, sure, but apparently it’s enough to wreak a brief insomnia-induced chaos worldwide. 

Until the Sunshine Protection Act is passed, we’re offering a suggested amendment: CBN. 

Cannabinol, or CBN, is the bedtime story of cannabinoids your body’s been waiting for. Where THC gets you high and CBD keeps you level, CBN tucks you in and puts you down for the count. 

It’s powerful enough to combat DST’s whacked-out melatonin reset and deliver the kind of Z’s that make you question whether time is even real, which, given the present circumstances, it’s probably not. And the facts are on the stoner’s side with CBN. Clinical trials show that it not only bypasses the sheep counting, it also cuts out any sleep hangover with “no impact on daytime fatigue”.

Whether you’re vaping the Sleepover Cherry Sorbet or cozying up with tea and a tincture, CBN was formulated specifically for nights like these. Top off the evening routine with a hot bath — honorary points if you throw in some massage-in-a-jar Lavender Epsom Salt Bath Soak — for the full-body effect. This DST, we’ll raincheck the insomnia-induced visit to the hospital and blaze straight into the longer evenings and a bonus bowl at sunset.

5:20 is the New 4:20

With sleep on lock (thanks, CBN) let’s celebrate that extra hour of daylight. For those of us whose circadian rhythm is naturally set to a 4:20 waking cycle, this means the peak of the day just got extended into the golden hour. And who doesn’t love a sunset sesh.  

Soak it in with a DST double rotation: light one up at 4:20 for the clock on the wall and again at 5:20 for the clock in your body. Send it with a long, leisurely sunshine stroll. The best part? While you think you’re doing nothing, you’re actually giving your body a mega melatonin reset. Yep, one of the best ways to get your circadian rhythm back in sync is by chilling outside at sunset.

Get in the relaxation headspace with a myrcene-leaning strain and consider it nature’s permission slip to slow down. 

That highdea checklist your stoner schedule hasn’t given you time for? You’ve finally bought yourself an hour to build your dream ceramic piece, or better yet, prototype the couch cushion snack pocket you’ve been pitching to no one. For the productivity-minded, it’s a bonus. For the rest of us, it’s an extra hour of il dolce far niente — the Italian art of doing nothing, or as we like to call it: a strong indica and a comfy couch.    

With CBN in your corner and an extra dose of post-work sun and seshing, DST can stay.

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