EDITORIAL RECREATION · Barcelona, 2026
Break
Taking a break is also part of using
A break does not force you to become somebody else. It can give you a map of scenes, habits and room to decide later.
Albert’s notebook
What we once took for smoking.
Personal scenes about habits, context and the stories that cannabis use learns to tell. Looking at them from a distance does not erase what we lived; it puts the decision back in our hands.
A city, a recipe, a white coat, a nickname, a house and several versions of us arriving late to the same conversation. Some things helped us, some have been charging interest and some deserve a little air. Nostalgia is welcome. It does not get to decide.
EDITORIAL RECREATION · Barcelona, 2026
EDITORIAL RECREATION · Barcelona, 1989
Contradiction
We breathed well. We chose late.
Yoga, pranayama, green food and a joint waiting at the end of the evening. Contradiction knew how to sit in lotus pose too.
EDITORIAL RECREATION · Barcelona, nineties
Creativity
Creativity had a lighter
Magnificent ideas at 23:00, somewhat smaller projects in the morning. The joint knew how to make a good trailer.
EDITORIAL RECREATION · Barcelona, nineties
Sleep
Tonight’s joint does not know you work tomorrow
At ten, the deal looks closed and reasonable. At seven, last night’s terms no longer seem so good.
Identity
The nickname stayed with you
You changed jobs, partners and cholesterol levels. At some tables you are still “the stoner”.
Environment
The house learns to smoke too
You arrive, put down the keys and the living room finishes the sentence. The sofa has rehearsed your entrance for years.
EDITORIAL RECREATION · Spain, nineties
Supply
Just one.
Tobacco was once sold by the cigarette. Today some clubs offer a ready-rolled joint. A single unit can look harmless in daylight.
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Report
Barcelona and its flowers
From Plaça del Pi to menus of percentages: Barcelona changed its flowers. We are still negotiating with the bedside table.
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Habits
The joint also smokes tobacco
We learned with hash. Flower arrived later, but tobacco stayed inside. Now we do not always know which one is calling at ten.
Medicine
Medical cannabis or DIY medicine?
The plant can provide relief. The word “medical” can also obscure the product, the dose and who is checking the outcome.
EDITORIAL RECREATION · Mediterranean, 2026
Distinction
CBD does not get you high. The label can.
It may help somebody. The point is not to deny that, but to distinguish the molecule, the promise and the ritual that remains.
EDITORIAL RECREATION · Mediterranean coast, 2026
Reduction
The vape fits in your pocket. Autopilot does too.
Less combustion can be a real improvement. Then it is worth asking whether use has spread into more moments of the day.
EDITORIAL RECREATION · Thailand, late 1990s
Exploration
Microdosing and ayahuasca: now the journey comes with a booking
Somebody’s experience changes their life. Between help and a sales pitch lie science, ancestral knowledge and care.