Elevate Your Date Night with Cannabis Pairings

Groundwork for Cannabis Date Night

Before using cannabis, both you and your partner should feel comfortable using cannabis and how to know the levels of THC that either of you can tolerate. Your goal is to establish and maintain a comfortable environment of your choice to include soft lights, soft seating, and very little distraction; snacks, drinks, and whatever activities you will be doing together should be prepared beforehand.

Choosing a Strain for Romance

Hybrid strains provide the most flexibility to enable couples to have a more balanced experience, enjoying a deeper mental connection and then a deeper physical connection to each other. A sativa hybrid will provide some energy and promote conversation and laughter for activity purposes, where an indica hybrid would be more suitable to be close physically and possibly help with arousal.

• Wedding Cake is known for its euphoric effects along with physical relaxation of the mind and body.
• Blue Dream, on the other hand, will help keep the conversation lively as its effects are cerebral and mild relaxation.
• Grandaddy Purple’s relaxing effects will help you feel relaxed enough to cuddle and be close to one another.

Consumption Methods for Two

While traditional consumption is something you may want to experience together, you may want to use vaporizers as they have better flavor profiles and do not feel as harsh.

If you prefer an experience for longer periods of time, you may want to consider cannabis edibles for this purpose; however, timing becomes increasingly important. You should time the activity you want to engage in 60-90 minutes after consumption. Start with lower doses (2.5mg – 5mg/person) and keep the doses low because they deepen up over time; partners may find different experiences or surfacing of the experience different.

Cannabis-infused beverage options provide an important controlled dose but may also be available for faster onset than edibles.

Activity Pairings

Cooking together provides the opportunity for a shared creative experience, along with enjoyment in preparing the meal together. Doing a massage becomes supremely sensual with the relaxing effects of cannabis because once massaging starts, you can drop into connected intimacy where you can enjoy touch and connection.

Listening to music is great at any time, but when enhanced with cannabis, it becomes a whole experience that others can even share deeply. A great opportunity to create playlists that build some kind of emotional atmosphere as the night goes along.

Things to Keep in Mind

Start small and wait for full effects before consuming more. Keep tolerance differences between partners in mind; being an experienced user and having the opportunity to match their experience brings deeper senses of comfort. Lower or moderate your experience to that of your partner so that you both can have the same experience in comparison for the evening.

Do not challenge or pressure your partner to consume more than they are comfortable with. I will always recommend that partners remain hydrated as well as ensure that snacks are available to reduce any unwanted side effects. It is also a good idea to have an alternative, such as more CBD, to calm either partner down if anxiety arises.

You should never drive while impaired by cannabis or any substance, and be mindful that the effects of cannabis can last for several hours.

The point of cannabis date night is about deepening connections through shared experiences and growing your relationship through engaging in new places or levels of intimacy together.