How To Talk About Cannabis With Friends And Family

About this episode

The episode discusses how to effectively communicate about cannabis use with friends and family, addressing the challenges and cultural stigma involved.

Send us Fan Mail The weirdest “secondhand high” isn’t smoke drifting across a room, it’s the aftershock of telling someone you love that cannabis is part of your life. When a friend, parent, partner, or co-parent finds out you use cannabis or make edibles at home, the hardest part often isn’t dosing or infusion, it’s finding words that don’t trigger fear, shame, or a fight. I walk through why these conversations can feel so loaded: cultural residue from prohibition, the one-sided “experience...

People in this episode

Host: Margaret

Topics covered

• cannabis
• communication
• family
• friends
• cultural stigma

Keywords

• cannabis
• edibles
• communication
• family discussions
• stigma

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