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After the hustle and bustle of the holidays, many people are looking to reduce their alcohol consumption and therefore participate in the dry January.
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Who thought of quitting drinking for a month? Dry January started in 2012 as an initiative of Alcohol Change UK, to “abandon the hangover, reduce the waistline and save some money by quitting alcohol for 31 days”. Since then, millions around the world have taken on the challenge, and more and more Americans are taking part each year.
Undoubtedly, 2021 was stressful, from the January 6 uprising to the omicron appearance of Thanksgiving Day and everything in between. A lot of people are dealing with alcohol. According to a study by Rand Corporation, alcohol consumption already increased by 14% during the pandemic in 2020 and has continued to increase since then.
Another FAQ: Do I just stop altogether? Yeah Al that sounds pretty crap to me, Looks like BT aint for me either. The cannabis industry has some suggestions on how to do this.
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The exchange: Drinks
One of the easiest changes would be a viable beer substitute, now that all kinds of THC drinks and CBD infusion drinks are now available. Lagunitas Hi-Fi Hops and Two Roots Brewing from Heineken have five styles of non-alcoholic beer, each with 5 milligrams of THC per can. Then there’s the IPA-inspired, celebrity-backed Cann, which is marketed as a “microdose social tonic” that provides the hangover without the hangover.
If you’re missing out on combo drinks this month, you can try MXXN (pronounced “moon”), the industry’s first 1: 1 non-alcoholic substitute for the gin, tequila, and bourbon spirits. Formulated with the help of mixologists, MXXN is designed to be the right substitute for making non-alcoholic cocktails.
The exchange: groceries
And if you want to be simple, there are CBD jelly beans, chocolates and a myriad of groceries that are also practical alternatives to start 2022 on a healthy note.
To name one of the many grocery producers, CV Sciences has recently launched a new line of drops and gummies from the PlusCBD reserve collection: a specially cured blend of full-spectrum cannabinoids celebrating the first batch of CBD oil from CV Sciences.
The exchange: the rest
There’s TribeTokes, a women-led cannabis and skin care brand that also offers healthy, high-quality CBD for dry January.
To help consumers give up their favorite alcoholic beverages, Tribe Tokes recommends that people look at their collection of CBD Vapes, Delta-8 Vapes, Jelly Beans, and Tinctures.
Words of encouragement: “If you’re participating in the dry January of this year and you find that spending a month without drinking in your hand seems like a difficult feat to follow, you’re not alone,” said Christie Corso, a Tribetokes publicist. Gasoline. “Fortunately, we are here to offer a safer, cleaner and healthier alternative to overcoming the problems of skipping happy hour and” wine “on Wednesday.”
