Handle cannabis at a party the way you handle alcohol: keep it labeled, keep it away from anyone who should not have it, ask before you use it, and settle your ride home before the first dose. Trouble at parties tends to come from the guest who left an unmarked brownie on the snack table, not the guest with a labeled tin in a bag.

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Before you leave the house

  • Ask the host where smoking, vaping, and edibles are allowed, including outdoors.
  • Pack only what you plan to use, in the original package with the label and THC dose intact.
  • Line up a designated driver who will not use cannabis or alcohol, or book a rideshare.
  • Check your state and city rules on public consumption and possession limits. They differ from place to place.

Dos at the party

  1. Ask the host where cannabis use is allowed before you take anything out of your bag.
  2. Keep your product in its labeled container between uses.
  3. Tell anyone you offer it to what it is and how much THC is in one serving.
  4. Offer once, then step back. A no is a complete answer.
  5. Keep edibles off the shared food table and out of reach of children and pets.
  6. Wait at least two hours before a second edible dose. Food-borne THC hits later than smoke or vapor.
  7. Drink water and eat something, and go easy on a high-THC product in a loud room.
  8. Tell one person in your group what you took and when. Make that a habit with edibles.
  9. Confirm your ride home before the party peaks, not after.

Don'ts at the party

  1. Don't leave edibles unwrapped or sitting on a plate with regular desserts.
  2. Don't bring homemade edibles with no dose information to a mixed crowd.
  3. Don't smoke in a closed room, near a doorway, or anywhere the host did not approve.
  4. Don't hand cannabis to anyone under 21, pregnant, or already drunk.
  5. Don't stack cannabis with alcohol or other substances. That combination drives most bad nights.
  6. Don't drive. Cannabis slows reaction time and judgment, and edibles peak on their own schedule.
  7. Don't pressure a guest who declines, and don't make a joke of the refusal.
  8. Don't leave your product behind for the host to explain or clean up.
  9. Don't post photos of other people using cannabis without asking first.

If someone overdoes it

  1. Move the person to a quiet, well-lit space and stay with them.
  2. Give water and a snack, and keep alcohol away from them.
  3. Write down what they took, how much, and when.
  4. Call poison control or emergency services for chest pain, repeated vomiting, severe confusion, or trouble breathing.

If you are hosting

  1. Set one clear area for cannabis use and tell guests where it is.
  2. Label the food table and keep all edibles in packaging with the dose visible.
  3. Keep a sober driver list and a rideshare number on hand.
  4. Check the yard and tables at the end of the night for left-behind product.