With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it’s time to gather your friends and family around the dinner table to celebrate what you’re all thankful for. This time of year the GreenState team is especially thankful for cannabis, and we’re not the only ones.
Legal cannabis sales soar over the holiday season. The day before Thanksgiving has even become known as “Green Wednesday,” thanks to the overwhelming amount of cannabis products purchased on that one day alone.
Feel like you’re missing out? Don’t. We’ve created the ultimate rundown of “high”-ly recommended ways to infuse cannabis into your holiday celebration this year—whether you’re lighting up with your parents for the first time or hosting a full-fledged Danksgiving feast.
Be the dopest host
Having people over for Danksgiving is a special honor, but also a great responsibility. A successful host provides dank weed, serves a delightful dinner, and has engaging activities planned. Have everyone arrive a few hours before dinner and make some festive holiday cannabis cocktails while the main course finishes cooking.
Any great host would be remiss not to include some snacks while the crew waits for dinner, especially if weed is already being passed around. Cook some sides and apps from Willie Nelson’s cannabis cookbook, or a family favorite like deviled eggs to keep everyone satiated before the big meal.
There are no rules to hosting a danksgiving party, but there are rules to dosing a holiday feast.
Infusing your Danksgiving feast
Many may offer to bring dishes to the feast, and that is a nice way to offset the work of hosting. However, keep the infused food in-house. Avoid unknown dosing or accidentally heightened effects by controlling the weed food that goes around the party.
Any Thanksgiving staple can be turned into an infused delight by replacing the fat with some canna-butter or canna-oil. Cook a delicious turkey, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, and gravy with weed butter and watch the guest smiles grow and eyes droop. Avoid overdosed guests by only infusing one dish, or making the butter on the side to be added as desired by each person.
Not sure where to start? This wacky mac n’ cheese recipe from our contributing canna-chef is a guaranteed hit.
“High” quality entertainment
Most everyone will be feeling pretty good after your meal. A heavy, weed-infused dinner is likely going to put everyone in a low-key mood, so you could take the opportunity to enjoy the best movies to watch high, or maybe a cartoon. Let the crew settle in to being chill, cozy up, and watch some good movies. On the other hand, you may choose to liven things up. Have some post-dinner like Settlers of Catan or Mario Kart to get guests’ synapses firing again.
Give thanks!
There you have it. You’ve now got all the tools you need to host a fantastic Danksgiving for your favorite weed-loving friends and family. The holiday season is here, those looking to host an infused gathering should get to planning.