Thanksgiving for Stoners
If your family is anything like mine Thanksgiving will be one big smoke-fest. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It makes the food taste better (as if Thanksgiving food isn’t delicious anyway), it makes family more bearable (especially the ones who insist on drilling you about when you’ll get married, when you’ll have a baby, what you’re going to do with the rest of your life), and it gives you a way to bond with that uncle who was at Woodstock but is totally out of touch with ‘kids these days’. In fact there are so many ways to incorporate cannabis into your Thanksgiving that it almost seems the holiday was made for stoners. So light up, pass to the right, and enjoy just a little bit more all of the delightful activities your family has planned!
Here are some ideas for fun Thanksgiving activities cannabis can make better:
Make your cannabis smoking itself holiday themed:
Creative pot smokers have come up with all kinds of new ways to enjoy your holiday smoking. From pumpkin bongs to turkey joints there are now a plethora of ways to make your method of smoking match the holiday you’re celebrating. It might take a minute to get it right, but rolling a 4g turkey joint will undoubtedly impress whoever you’re smoking with!
Wake and bake for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade:
So, for me the parade is awful early in the day, but if you’re an early riser—or if your family insists on starting the holiday first thing—smoking a bowl or two and watching the Macy’s day parade is an excellent way to begin your Thanksgiving. Bright, colorful balloons floating down through Manhattan—it’s almost like it was made for weed smokers! Just make sure you’re not smoking something too sedating (don’t forget that turkey has a lot of tryptophan which can make you sleepy). Of course sativas (generally speaking) will be good for keeping you conscious and entertained, but you can also find Thanksgiving strain recommendations all over the internet for varieties that tend to have more uplifting effects good for counteracting the sleepiness dinner inevitably brings on.
Watch the Game:
And while you have the t.v. on you might as well check out the football game—as American as Thanksgiving and apple pie in its own right. I know there are a lot of people out there who just don’t find football entertaining, and that’s totally fine, but if you’ve never bothered to sit down and watch with your dad or grandpa, you might wanna try after a quick toke this year. Bright colors, people smashing into each other, crazy fans painted from head to hips.. it really isn’t all bad—especially if you’ve got a bit of a buzz on. And if you still just can’t get into it, wait for half-time. It’s always a great show on Thanksgiving!
Make some adult dishes to compliment dinner:
If there are a lot of smokers in the family it might be fun to make some cannabis infused dishes. Thanksgiving dinner is already packed with delicious dishes, but adding a bit of a kick to one or two of them can improve the conversations and increase the laughter. There are several great recipes out there for everything from gravy to stuffing to pumpkin pie and everything in between. But you might not wanna to make them too delicious lest everyone overmedicate and start nodding off at the table. Just make sure you don’t forget to let everyone know which dishes are adult only—and that they need to give them plenty of time to kick in!
And if Thanksgiving really isn’t your bag, you can always try celebrating Danksgiving on Sunday with a bunch of your buddies this year!!
