I think I'm going to discuss this with a couple of my friends who I have also interrested mayorly in Lucid Dreaming.

Maybe some meditative practise to first clear and calm the mind and then do a series of RC's all around the house. Making Music works very meditative for me and does a good job cleansing my mind so maybe In could try playing Piano for a long period of time, get up and do some RC's right away.

BTW I do not smoke weed as frequently as I used to. Maybe with weeks of nonsmoking in between so that may contribute to my REM-rebound lately.