With options now ranging from build-your-own-bong kits to high-end bedazzled necklaces that double as vaporizers, blacklight posters and lava lamps have become passe presents for potheads in recent times. Finding the perfect holiday item for your favorite stoner has never been easier, but the endless choices can also leave a burner feeling overwhelmed. Pot Shots has rounded up some practical but unique gift ideas for a range of budgets that are sure to please any cannathusiast.
Nuggy Hybrid
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Smaller gifts are usually relegated to the status of lowly stocking stuffer, but the tiny Nuggy is bound to be a holiday favorite. Whether you smoke glass, roll up or hit the dab rig, the Swiss Army knife of stoners lets you “stay organized, always be prepared and keep it classy,” according to its website, and comes in two models. The Nuggy Hybrid ($40-$45) comes fully equipped with several essential stainless steel tools for a smoke sesh including a scraper, scoop and roach clip (yes, there’s also a knife blade), while the Vape comes with a scoop, pick, paddle, and fork.
MagicalButter
magicalbutter.com
Channel your inner Martha Stewart with the MagicalButter ($175), a compact countertop extractor that looks more like a Denny’s coffee pot than a device for churning out potent cannabutter, lotions and tinctures. The stainless steel pitcher removes most of the guesswork–and other labor–from consistently making high-quality cannabis goods right at home by grinding, heating, stirring and steeping your harvest leftovers at the proper times and temperatures. The crafty little bastard not only makes two to five cups per cycle and comes with an immersion blender, heating unit and programmable thermostat, it’s even self-cleaning and would no doubt make Ron Popeil proud with its ingenuity and easy “set it and forget it” design.
Menorah Bong
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With eight bowls (plus carb subbing in for the shamash) the makers of GRAV Menorah promise that “whether you’re in the Tribe or just feeling the vibe, the Menorah is dynomite” for anyone in the mood to get a little chai. The Menorah has been in hot demand since a video of the Chronica contraption went viral four years ago, with prices for the limited pieces hitting $400 (if you think that’s expensive, they used to sell for $700). Make sure your Festival of Lights is very lit this year by ordering yourself one and be sure to break it in with some Kosher Kush, the only marijuana strain rumored to have been blessed by a rabbi.
Special Stash
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If you’re not sure what to get the stoner who already has everything, a subscription to Lucky Box or Stashbox might be just the thing. The customization and element of surprise combo has made subscription services popular in recent years, and weed companies have unsurprisingly copied the trend. Stashbox and Lucky Box both have the same membership model as companies like HelloFresh, where users sign up for regular shipments of a particular good or service such as weed. Cannabis subscriptions send a select “stashbox” every month, stuffed with selected ganja goodies like rolling papers and glass pipes. Subscribers select their preferences such as how they like to consume cannabis (smoke, vape, edible) or if they prefer indica or sativa to help curate the box even more to their liking.
Stashbox is a solid basic subscription, delivering new surprise treats every four weeks. Users can order the same accessories like wraps and papers each time or mix it up with a Mystery Box option. They’ll even throw in non-weed items like hemp candles or soaps, as well as non-THC snacks to cover your munchies and keep things special. Regular subscriptions start around $30 depending on what you order, but there’s even $1 monthly subscriptions to receive one random accessory.
Lucky Box goes even further by offering options for edibles-only, concentrates-only or CBD-only boxes, or any other combination. They’ll also make sure that you always get the perfect dose, no matter how much you imbibe. But you get what you pay for: The service starts at $100 a month for the Classic Box, which comes packed with four-eighths of top-shelf flower, and an assortment of lighters, vape pens, pre-rolls or less common items like sublinguals. The Executive Box price isn’t listed but is the same modeljust filled with even more goodness.
