A Cannabis-themed Bachelorette Would be Kind of Cool, Wouldn’t it?

By TREC CEO Trang Trinh

As some of you may know, I just spent the weekend in California with a few of my closest girlfriends for my bachelorette party.

Honestly, it was a relatively tame endeavour compared to whatever you might be thinking. Fear and Loathing in Palm Springs this was not. Think lots of fun-filled activities, lots of brilliant brunches and delicious dinners, and lots of laughs. And yes, lots of wine. It’s Cali, after all. Plus, even us boss ladies deserve to let our hair down every now and then.

Easygoing as the trip was, however, I’m still feeling the repercussions of it a bit this morning. It’s true, hangovers really do get worse in your 30s — there’s a receipt issued for every good time. No matter how heavy the rehydration effort or how hard you dive back into work, you’re going to pay a price.

It got me thinking about what a traditional bachelorette might be like if you replaced all the booze with cannabis instead. There’s the obvious: no severe headaches or other after-effects. Maybe a little dry mouth and lethargy, but that sounds like a walk in the park in comparison. Plus, a “weed hangover” is pretty unlikely with moderation, and you should always use moderation. It could perhaps improve the experience in other ways, too.

It’s no secret that too much alcohol can make you numb and dumb. Even the best of us! Conversely, cannabis can heighten perception and slow decision-making. On one hand, those brilliant brunches and delicious dinners I mentioned might taste that much better. On the other, it might prevent you or someone in your group from doing something regrettable. Hey, we’ve all been there.

I guess if you were to have a cannabis bachelorette, you’d have to plan accordingly. You’d have to make sure everyone coming was either willing to partake or okay with the others doing it if they weren’t. You’d have to go somewhere recreational cannabis is completely legal to use, or at least decriminalized. There’s Canada, obviously. There’s Jamaica. There’s Uruguay. There’s the Solomon Islands. There are several American states. There’s the Netherlands, although it’s only permitted to be smoked in coffee shops. There are also places with a liberal attitude to its use, like Spain and Portugal. You’d also have to figure out some activities that cannabis use could amplify. A music festival? An escape room? Exploring the great outdoors? An infused meal or two? All of the above?

Hmmmm… the more I think about it, the more and more appealing it sounds. Not to mention less painful! Obviously I have zero plans of ever having another bachelorette party myself — yes, my soon-to-be hubby can breathe a sigh of relief if he’s reading this, and I’m sure he is — but it’s something I’ll consider suggesting when the next one of us decides to get hitched.

Anyway, a bit of a stream of consciousness from me today. Back to your regularly scheduled programming next week. Until then!

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This article was published January 6th, 2020.