What to Give the Beloved Stoners in Your Life This Year

Whether we like it or not, the gifting holidays are here. And sure, the atmosphere is thick with panic-static, but retail therapy in favor of our favorite folks is one relatively positive way to dissociate from an increasingly dystopian feed. Which is to say, this year, consider the shopping you do for the beloved stoners in your life therapeutic or, better yet, an investment in you and the homie’s future emergency smoke seshes, since there’ll be no shortage of those come 2025. To get you started, here are a few of the favorite products, gadgets, flowers and snack exclusives that came across our desk this year:

Blazy Susan Lockable, Smell-Proof Backpacks ($60–$85)

For the stoner on the go, a smell-proof bag is truly an accessory worth its weight in pre-rolls, dabs and sticky sacks of fresh flower. Blazy Susan’s contribution to the smell-proof bag arena is available as either an exceedingly femme cotton-candy-pink lockable sling (think smaller compartments and a slimmer silhouette best suited for a daintier profile) or a basic daypack, also equipped with a locking main compartment, and a striking, LV-influenced pink vinyl front pocket and water bottle-ready side pockets. Both bags are smartly furnished with lockable main compartments and are smell proof throughout, making this the ideal gift for the homie smelling up the whole car on their ride home from the dispo.

Gift It: blazysusan.com/shop

Hemper Subscription Box ($30–$100)

For the stoner collector with a penchant for novelty glass pieces, a Hemper box could be your niche-gift slam dunk. Rather than a cannabis subscription, Hemper boxes are more akin to a head shop subscription. Every month, Hemper’s box features 10 or so handpicked smoking accessories, like wraps, cones, papers, cleaners, tips and swag and, most importantly, conversation-piece glass rigs run in limited editions. Unique, customized boxes can be set up for subscription, or buyers can snag one of Hemper’s more elaborate theme boxes.

Gift It: hemper.co

Green Scenes by Lauren Yoshiko ($29.99)

WW contributor (and former Potlander) Yoshiko’s debut is a frothy travel guide influenced in no small part by green book travel guides designed during Jim Crow to safely guide Black road-trippers. Yoshiko’s book, however, distinguishes itself by providing instead a guide for holistic, femme-inclined stoner types to explore like-minded dispensaries, clubs, lounges and creative spaces countrywide. Which, for your weed-activist road-tripping stoner homies, could effectively be a road bible of sorts.

Gift It: laurenyoshiko.com

ShopXiaolin: The Chalice Vaporizer ($220)

For the savvy smoker who eschews traditional water pipes for devices with a bit of panache, The Chalice might be the gift that stops the show. That’s because it’s a drinkable vaporizer, which is, for the most part, a traditional vaporizer but with the added value of undeniably sumptuous Instagram appeal. Drinkable vaporizers are the newest in contemporary vape tech, producing heady smoke that, rather than filling a chamber via inhale, eases vapor into a stationary, wine glass-shaped chamber that can then be sipped by a user. It’s an innovative design that stands out in a field replete with innovation. For the recipient who would prefer to toast auld lang syne with a doink instead of a flute of bubbly, this is an iconic gift.

Gift It: shopxiaolin.com

Hapy Kitchen Peppermint Brownies ($6)

These seasonal delights are worth the 11-month wait. Hapy Kitchen’s edible game is already untouchable, so it stands to reason that its annual wintertime exclusive is another god-tier edible. For your stoner pals whose stash boxes are more like pantries than flower beds, consider stuffing a few of these limited-edition delights in their stockings. Pair with a cup of warm cocoa for best (most holidayesque) results.

Gift It: Lemonnade, 11321 SW 64th Ave., 503-206-4939. 9 am–10 pm daily.

Strain of the Year: Chocolate Mint OG ($35 for 1 gram cart)

Heralded by Leafly as one of the best strains of the year, a single cart of Chocolate Mint OG might be the perfect gift for the inscrutable stoner in your life. This ultra-relaxing strain is a cross of classic Emerald OG and Grand Daddy Purps strains and, with a THC index pushing 30%, should be considered for only the most stoney of potheads. Frankly, they’re the only folks who will earnestly appreciate the nuanced spice and cool, minty influence of this strain.

Gift It: Nectar, multiple locations, nectar.store.