Thrasher Magazine

If you’ve ever met Wes, you know he always good for a high-grade spliff and shred session. So with his new part premiering, I figured he’d be down to share some strategies about skating and smoking for the stoner homies out there. Read this, and you’ll be rollin’ like a pro on at least one account. And even if you don’t partake in the toke, his one-liners will still crack you up. Now, manage the banger and enjoy your 4/20 with Wes Kremer.

You have a part coming out on 4/20. Is that a a day that you look forward to as a weed smoker? 
Growing up and just starting smoking weed, it was a big deal. We would come in with the heat and roll some proper bangers for the day. As the time passes, it comes up and I still have to carry out the tradition. At the same time it's Figgy’s birthday, so it's going to be a good time. 

Do you remember your first time you smoked weed? 
I was with a few older kids skating in Carlsbad. I remember ollieing the Carlsbad gap that day. After that we bombed a hill to a shopping mall and were skating some curbs at the loading dock. I rolled up to them huddled up in the corner and asked what was cracking. They had a pipe and some weed and they asked me if I ever smoked before. That was the first time. I remember asking myself, Am I high? 

The hangtime off the jam confirms it, he is indeed high

Then you were hooked?
I broke the ice. I went from smoking only on weekends, to nighttime, to just all the time.

What's your process for rolling a spliff? 
Mandatory—start with the filter, then break up the tree, throw in some spice, but that’s optional, then roll it in the paper.

The filter is the crutch. What’s the purpose of the crutch? 
It's to more or less to keep the joint formed and intact so you save the tree.

Save the trees; stay in the streets. Wes takes a kickflip over the rail and threads the needle

What's the best thing to use for a crutch if you don’t have any filters? 
The best crutch out there is Omar Hassan's foot skin from a blister. We used that on the recent SOTY trip and smoked out of it. If he isn’t around you can use the subscribe card from Thrasher mag. That will work.

Paper preference? 
Banger management papers.

Have you ever smoked too much at one time?
Yeah, for sure. What will get me is if I throw in too much tobacco, you get the spicy hit and after a few drinks it hits you harder. If you lay down it will throw you into a whirlwind. 

Smoking a bunch of weed all day, do you still the munchies? 
Recently I have been getting the munchies. It goes in waves. If there are snacks on deck I will handle them. I try to keep them to a minimal so the munchies don’t take over.

What's your journey with weed been like? Why is it such a staple in your day-to-day activities? 
Now it's like I’m more hooked on the tobacco than the weed. I’m just stuck on smoking spliffs. It’s been a wild journey and a good time, not sure what it would be like without it. Probably be more on point. At the moment I like it but eventually there will be a time when I will have to take a break. Your lungs can only take so much.

Ah, the good ol' days

Moderation is the key, right? 
Yeah, you don’t want to get too devastated by smoking.

Some people out there think you would be burnt after all these years, but you actually have an insanely accurate memory and also a quick wit. How have you remained sharp? 
I am pretty burnt.

Not even. There are some dudes out there who should not be smoking weed at all—they are already zorched. You always seem to be on point. 
Different days call for different mindsets. For me, if I’m hyped and smoking a million joints, I can just feel the same hype. As long as your surroundings are giving you the energy, you will be wide awake and alert.  Maybe I have good genes from my parents and that’s what keeps me sharp.

Maybe you have a ton of excess brain cells unlike some other stoners. With smoking weed every day, some people just don’t want to talk when they're stoned. 
I don’t want to be too stoned to not hang out and have conversations with the homies. 

Make sure you bring the board. Never know when you'll find a double-digit wallride

Do you have a weed kit that you bring out skating every day? 
It varies but I always forget something—trees, cigs, papers and you can always figure out the filter situation, more or less. The kit also includes a speaker, my flip phone and skateboard.

What’s the rules with weed on trips?  Do you have to share or does everyone buy their own?  
If everyone is smoking, it's getting passed around. What goes around comes around. I might have my own bag or on some trips we might have a communal bag for the crew.
 
Sharing is caring

There is always that person who wants to smoke but won’t buy any on the trips. 
Oh yeah there is, they will always get called out.

Have you ever been too baked to skate? 
Sometimes, yeah. Some days are harder to warm up than others when you’re really baked. 

Have you ever shown up to a spot right after smoking and it was something you wanted to skate?
Like I said, some days are better than others. Sometimes you show up to the spot and your body is just ringing. But more or less if it's something I want to skate and everyone is skating, it's not a problem. That happens more with drinking and being too faded if anything. But then again, hype levels from the crew can change that too.