With these heat waves rolling in, it’s officially summer. And summer is the season of BBQs with friends. Whether you’re setting up serve-yourself hot dogs and hamburgers for your friends or throwing a potluck, BBQs are all about easy entertaining.
If you also enjoy cannabis, you’ve come to the right place. BBQs are the perfect summer opportunity to mix food with friends and getting high.
Read on for our best tips on how to infuse your cookout, while keeping things legal!
Infuse your BBQ sauce
It couldn’t be simpler. Get your fav BBQ sauce and use a THC tincture (every tincture is different; consider starting small with one dropper) to drizzle over your favorite meat or meat substitute. Measure your tincture carefully, heat the sauce in a pan, and then remove from heat to whisk in the tincture.
Infuse your salad dressing
If you’re serving greens (or a fruit salad), drizzle it with an olive oil infused dressing. You can also use vinaigrettes, or make your own dressing from home.
Use cannabutter
Making cannabutter at home is fairly simple–you need to heat your cannabis, and infuse it with melted butter. Cannabutter is perfect to use for grilled corn on the cob, or to put in a brownie recipe for dessert.
(Make sure you follow a recipe to get the ratios down so you don’t unexpectedly get more stoned than you want! When measured correctly, cannabutter is a great way to get precise dosing).
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Make THC/CBD mocktails
If you have cannabis tonics or tinctures, this is simple! Mix with your fav beverages and voila. A cannabis mocktail. (Avoid mixing cannabis with alcohol).
Pick up drinks from a local dispensary
Keep it easy by keeping a cooler packed with a variety of beverages. Many dispensaries sell THC/CBD drinks, like Cloud Cannabis’s seltzers or Bloom City’s sodas.
Provide NON infused options
Some of your guests may not want to partake, or may want to limit their cannabis ingestion. Clearly label food items that used cannabis, or consider serving the cannabis portion separate (like using cannabutter, or having several BBQ sauce choices besides the cannabis infused one).
Keeping things legal at your BBQ
In Ann Arbor, you can keep up to 10 oz at a private residence, with amounts over 2.5 0z stored in a secure container. Everyone must be over 21. Consuming or smoking in public is prohibited—this includes in cars or on sidewalks. It’s safe to consume on your property as long as it’s private (think a secluded backyard versus a front yard).
