Twilight and the rest introduced themselves to Vanilla and Strawberry Kush on the way to Rarity's. The Cutie Mark Crusaders were excited to meet another filly who has yet to acquire their cutie mark. When they arrived the Crusaders darted off to Sweetie Belle's room with a bag of medicated cookies. The rest went to Rarity's common room. Spike was staring intently at the ponies. He was particularly fascinated with Pinkie Pie. Pinkie Pie was already eating her pot brownies.
"These sure taste a little strange," Pinkie Pie said.
Applejack grabbed one and smelled it.
"Smells kinda... earthy," she added.
"Yeah, that is the down side to edibles," Vanilla said. "The terpenes are what you're tasting and smelling. When separating the THC from the plant I'm afraid the terpenes come along with it and it's infused with the oils. I make my brownies with my own special blend of cannabutter. I'm in the process of adjusting my recipes so that you can barely taste the cannabis. I am a chef, after all. I can make an edible but I should make sure it tastes good!"
"Absolutely!" Pinkie shouted.
"But go easy on the edibles. They are very potent. The THC- that's the stuff that get's you high- it's more concentrated in food and you absorb a lot more by eating it than smoking it."
"Wow, you're so fascinating," Twilight cheered. "I bet you read a lot of books!"
"You would be correct in assuming that! I love science and I love the science in cooking. I'll read anything about it, and believe me there are a lot of books about it!"
"Yeah but do you read Daring Doo books?" Rainbow Dash questioned.
"Well, when I'm not reading to learn I do like a good adventure and the Daring Doo series delivers that, and more! You should read the books, high! It is so rad!"
"Vanilla Kush," Rainbow started as she held her arm around Vanilla. "I think you and I are gonna get along just fine!"
The girls laughed at Rainbow's remark. Rarity was too busy looking at the hemp swatches to notice their reverie. She fetched a box from her closet.
"This fabric is very… sturdy," she said aloud to Vanilla. "And the colors are a tad dull. It appears these would be perfect for making army fatigues! I suppose I could dye them. How do they fare with dyes, dear?"
"They fare quite nicely actually," Vanilla said approaching her. "It doesn't look like you got the other samples. We can make these thinner and less coarse. You know the dress my mother wore? That was hemp."
"Really," Rarity said. "She did look rather bold in that see through dress."
"Yeah my mom is a free spirit," Vanilla said taking out a pad and pencil. "I'll put in an order for a roll of something less bold. I can get my folks to give them too you for free, if you're willing to show off a few hemp designs?"
"Why certainly! I'll even put on a show with a cannabis theme!"
"Hey, there, Rarity," Applejack said. "Whatcha got in the box?"
"Oh, I bought this to impress a pony from Sattle Arabia. He was quite fetching and quite rich! However, he was also quite interested in another pony."
She unboxed a black crystal shisha.
"Oh, wow Rarity," Fluttershy said. "I didn't know you were an exotic smoker."
"Please, darling, I never even used the thing. I was going to for 'him' but I much rather use it with my friends!"
Vanilla prepped the shisha for them.
Meanwhile the Cutie Mark Crusaders were about to be well underway with their experience with cannabis.
"So we just eat these cookies and we get high?" Scootaloo asked Strawberry Kush.
"Yuh huh," she responded. "But it takes forever!"
"But I don't want to wait," Applebloom said falling to her back in disappointment.
"Yeah, sorry girls," Strawberry said. "I have some nice buds here but I don't have anything to smoke it out of."
"It's okay," Sweetie Belle said. "Rarity said we're too young to smoke anyways.
"I have a lighter," said Babs with her strong Manehatten accent. "And if you can get me an apple, aluminum foil, and a knife, I can make a pipe!"
"I'll go grab the stuff," shouted Sweeite Belle.
"Wow, Babs," said Applebloom. "You sure are mighty resourceful! I didn't think you could turn an apple into a pipe."
"Yuh huh," agreed Strawberry Kush. "I just never learned how to make one."
"Hey, Babs," said Scootaloo. "How did you learn how to make one?"
"Well," she started. "Okay, you remember how I told you, Applebloom, about that kid who sold this stuff. Well, he was my boyfriend. He taught me everything about selling it and smoking it. That is, before he got caught and sent away to some boarding school."
"Whoa," said a stunned Applebloom.
Sweetie Belle just returned with the supplies.
"What did I miss?" she said giving Babs the items needed.
"Oh nothing much," Scotaloo said. "Just that Babs was a drug dealer and she dated some big time drug dealer that got sent to jail!"
"Wow," Sweetie Belle said. "Was he cute?"
"Whoa, so you knew about marijuana all this time?" Applebloom addressed.
"Yeah. But I never touched the stuff again after he got caught."
Babs fashioned the apple into a functioning pipe with effortless precision.
"And boom. All done, see?"
"Wow, Babs, you're amazing," Strawberry said.
"Yeah, you can make a pipe out of anything. Even a cupcake!"
"Awesome," Scootaloo said as she took it. "But how do you use it?"
Strawberry Kush held the apple pipe up to Scootaloo's muzzle. The foil was pressed against the walls of the hole where some of the core used to be. Strawberry crushed a few more buds on to the foil. Babs, then ignited the buds. Strawberry told Scootaloo to inhale deeply. Scootaloo tried her hardest to hold in the smoke for as long as she could without coughing. She imagined if Rainbow Dash was watching her. She successfully exhaled without coughing.
The crusaders all passed the apple pipe for a few rounds. Sweetie Belle's room was filled with the odor and smoke of marijuana. Strawberry was the last to pull from the pipe before setting it down. She then sat back into the seat she was in, sinking into the cushions. She did not say a word. For five more minutes, nopony said a word. Each of the crusaders were lost in a blissful euphoria. Aside from Strawberry Kush and Babs who were relaxed and calm but attentive, it was unlike anything they've ever experienced.
"Yeah, I know right?" said Sweetie Belle.
"What?" answered Applebloom.
"Huh?" Sweetie Belle responded, dazed and confused.
All of the girls looked at each other and laughed. The laughing was high pitched and contagious. The girls were feeling silly and playful. They continued to attempt a conversation but the giggling interrupted the chance for that.
Downstairs more giggling and laughing can be heard.
"Oh my goodness," Rarity exclaimed. "I feel so comfortable in my own skin." Rarity felt and rubbed herself, enjoying the sensation of her hooves touching her. Spike watched with great interest. As she was touching her body Spike's claws scratched the arms of the chair he was sitting in.
"Me too, girls," Fluttershy muttered while beginning to float. "I feel like I'm flying!"
"Fluttershy, you are flying," said Vanilla Kush.
"Yeah, totally. You get it!" Fluttershy responded as she continued to float around the room upside down.
"Well Ah feel kinda sleepy," Applejack said through a yawn. "Is that normal?"
"Sometimes it can make you tired," said Vanilla. "It can be used as a sleeping aid."
"What about hungry?" questioned Pinkie Pie.
"That too," Vanilla answered.
"I am like so super duper hungry," Pinkie Pie said sliding out of her seat to the floor.
"I have some cupcakes in the fridge downstairs, darling," Rarity said. "You're more than welcomed to them! That goes for all of you beautiful gorgeous ponies. And I can't forget my Spikey Wikey with his wittle chubby wubby cheeky weekies," Rarity said as she picked Spike up by the face and started petting him as if he was a cat.
"Hmm… I'm actually not in the mood for sweets."
Everyone besides Vanilla Kush gasped.
"What?"
"Pinkie Pie, all you eat are sweets," Twilight said.
"I do? Wow, I hadn't noticed! Well right now I can go for a double decker hay burger with the works and lots and lots of fries and tacos!"
"Tacos?" Twilight questioned.
"Yeah, tacos! With sour cream and nacho cheese! MMMmmm!"
"Sounds like you have a major case of the munchies," Vanilla said.
"Me too acsully…" Twilight muttered. "Apsully… acsually… axsu… ME TOO!"
Everypony laughed at Twilight's verbal blunder. Twilight smiled but still showed an embarrassed expression.
"Well, after a laugh like that I could certainly go for a bite," Rarity said.
"Totally!" Fluttershy agreed.
"Ah think Ah'm gonna hang back right here," Applejack said as she tilted her hat over her eyes. "Ya'll don't mind if Ah rest a spell or two. And bring me back somethin' while ya'll at it, huh?"
"Okie dokie, lazy bones!" Pinkie said as she bounced outside of the room.
"Very well, darling, but remember the kids are upstairs," Rarity said as she put Spike in Opalescence's carry on bag. Spike called her attention but she did not respond. She continued to exit the room with the rest of the ponies.