The Case for Making "Drinksgiving" into "Green Wednesday," Explained

The Case for Making "Drinksgiving" into "Green Wednesday," Explained

It’s almost Thanksgiving time again and you know what that means — going back home to get grilled by your extended family, reuniting with old friends, and maybe getting blackout drunk. Whether you call it “Drinksgiving,” “Blackout Wednesday,” or just getting trashed at your hometown bar, the night before Thanksgiving has become one of the biggest drinking holidays of the year for college students and young adults. But over the last few years, the cannabis industry has been pushing a greener holiday that can prevent you from being severely hungover at Thanksgiving dinner. Cannabis retailers have dubbed “Green Wednesday” the Black Friday for weed-lovers by offering major sales on flower, edibles, vape pens, and more on the day before Thanksgiving. The cannabis industry makes the case that it’s the perfect opportunity to stock up on your products of choice on the assumption that young people will find it easier to answer invasive questions from grandma about their dating lives and eat a massive meal with the help of a bit of weed. Making a new tradition that isn’t focused on binge drinking In addition to being a conveniently-timed shopping holiday, “Green Wednesday” promotes the idea that having a smoke sesh…