Ease Your High, Not Your Style: High-Not's Plant-Based Solution

Have you ever been one toke over the line? Have you ever eaten just a little bit more of that brownie than you should have? Have you ever witnessed Jesus sitting in the chair beside you and realized: “Man, I’ve gotten too high”. For those who partake in eating, puffing or otherwise ingesting the devil’s lettuce, a very real possibility just might be getting a tad too elevated from one’s natural state. Sometimes there can be a very fine line between being relaxed, stress-free and happy-go-lucky and being anxious, panicked and hallucinating. This is precisely what inspired the creator of High-Not to begin formulating a solution.

The founder of High-Not, Antoine Awwad, was simply trying to help his mother-in-law, who was struggling with insomnia, get some much-needed rest when he offered her a THC gummy. What resulted wasn’t quite what he imagined it would be. His 76-year-old mother-in-law wound up in the hospital, with an $11,000 bill to boot, due to an adverse reaction to consuming the THC edible. While adverse reactions to THC are uncommon, Awwad sought to provide relief to people like his mother-in-law by developing a product that would help manage cannabis highs in an era of increasingly potent cannabis strains.

So, does it work? Is it a miracle cure? Will it ease your high? At first, not even Awaad knew the answers to these questions, so he and his team worked tirelessly with a licensed PharmD compounding pharmacist to research and develop the current iteration of High-Not. What they started with was understanding how THC interacts with the brain. Basically, THC binds to the CB1 receptors in the brain, which induces a “high” and CB2 receptors preserve the “high”, sometimes for a longer timeframe than desired or anticipated. High-Not contains a proprietary blend of terpenes and terpenoids that are allegedly known to assist in reducing sensitivity to THC by influencing neuronal activity and neurotransmitter levels. To really put their potential solution to the test, they conducted a customer perception study that yielded overwhelmingly positive results on High-Not’s efficacy that you may find here. 

Some THC users may know what terpenes are but for those who don’t wish to dive into the nitty gritty science of it: terpenes are aromatic organic compounds that give plants distinct scents and flavors but can also promote potential benefits such as anti-inflammation and relaxation. High-Not uses a mix of terpenes and other natural ingredients including citicoline, l-theanine, tyrosine, piperine, limonene and a-pinene to ideally achieve a reduced high. Below is an infographic describing all the advantages of High-Not’s unique combination of plant-based supplements that they claim will Ease Your High.

For users who need just a little extra oomph to reduce their high to reasonable levels (i.e. those with a higher THC tolerance), High-Not also created and extra strength version of their original blend. This more potent solution offers a doubled amount of citicoline, l-theanine, limonene and alpha-pinene which may lead to more immediate results for those requiring a stronger intervention. That said, while High-Not was crafted with safety in mind, their products offer no guarantees of alleviating every side effect of THC. Their products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any ailment or disease and it’s strongly recommended that consumers consult a healthcare professional prior to consuming any dietary supplement. No information stated in this blog post is intended as medical advice.

High-Not is a product versatile enough that any retail storefront might benefit from carrying, from a head shop to a dispensary to a gas station. If you think it may be a good fit for your business, you can shop our selection of wholesale High-Not products here. They are sold individually or in bulk by the retail display of 12!