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hese days, candles aren’t the only things getting lit for couples who are willing to infuse a little cannabis into their romance this Valentine’s Day. As the cannabis industry continues to grow rapidly, concurrently, its usage and influence on everyday life has expanded and evolved. As explained in a 2018 article by Cannabis Now, “As part of this wave of mainstream acceptance, more people are discovering that cannabis can be used as a tool for enhanced communication and sensuality within an intimate relationship.” With musical accompaniment to jumpstart your senses, this Valentine’s Day you can enhance
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of weed your celebration from the comfort of your home. Who needs reservations when everything you need, including your partner is at home? Anything can happen behind closed doors whether you choose a multi-course catered dinner or try your hand at some homemade classics with a twist. While Valentine’s Day is often synonymous with red, couples looking to try something new are adding a dash of green. “Thanks to the growing social acceptance and legalization of cannabis, the number of adults trying it for the first time is skyrocketing. And an awful lot of us aren’t smoking it—we are eating and
drinking it,” said Amanda M. Faison in the Food & Wine article, “The Food & Wine Guide to Culinary Cannabis”. In Massachusetts, chefs Joseph Nelson and Patrick Mulcahy, known as The Mass Cannabis Chefs, coordinate and host “one of Massachusetts premier infused dinner parties.” Per their website, together, “Combining two of their favorite things, the Chefs bring to you a dining experience unlike any you’ve enjoyed before. Every month since Cannabis became recreationally legal in Massachusetts, they have put on high end gourmet dinner parties that have only grown as time
