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CANNABIS HOW TO HOST A THREE-COURSE CANNABIS MEAL (WITHOUT COOKING!)

During the depths of a northern Michigan winter, sometimes the coziest place to share a meal is right at home. These days, area eateries besieged by indoor dining limits have made hassle-free dinners at home easier than ever, many adapting their entire menu — be it casual comfort food or upscale dishes — for takeout. It’s a boon for anyone looking to support their community’s restaurants but especially for folks hungry to host a hassle-free dinner party for their COVID pod. Those wanting to make the meal even more memorable need add only one ingredient: cannabis, dosed appropriately, of course.

Envision it like this: Guests, having preselected their entrée or picked it up en route, arrive to find a desktop Volcano-brand vaporizer warmed up and accompanying mouthpieces set out for each invitee, alongside their choice of three different flower strains, each with its own distinctive flavor and high. • InZane in the Membrane, a high energy, long-lasting sativa. • Lemon Larry, an indica strain with a pretty, piney aroma that provides users a unique body buzz while keeping their heads clear. • Triple Scoop, a hybrid strain with hints of cream and bananas that energizes the body and relaxes the mind.

Each guest fills their bag with their favorite strain and enjoys the vaporizer’s ability to pull every nuance from each flavor profile. The lemons and pines from the flower pair well with the non-alcoholic seltzers and whitefish dip; the hints of cream and banana elevate the milky comfort of hot Earl Grey tea served with slices of local cheeses and apples sprinkled with sugar, cinnamon, and cardamom.

As the first round of laughter subsides, all gather around the table for their entrees — each different but accompanied by a warm biscuit, buttered and drizzled with THC-infused honey. The sweet smear of THC enlivens the dinner conversation but slows the eating to a crawl.

When dinner ends — the honey not yet kicked in but the flower worn off — the host offers up the dab rig for some serious relaxation by way of live rosin, a solventless concentrate high in THC and sought after for its clean extraction process.

Great friends, great food, and great marijuana: Everything you need for a one-of-a-kind, cooking-free winter evening, one that supports your local restaurants and satiates your pod’s need to come together and reconnect.

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