This Thanksgiving-themed dinner didn’t just make us sleepy — it also made us high. We recently attended a THC-infused Thanksgiving dinner at The Goodyear House, appropriately called “Danksgiving.”
Why it matters:
people cut back on alcohol, Charlotte is seeing a rise in THC-centric products and experiences to fill that social space — from THC-infused taco and pizza joints to breweries entering the cannabis business, plus a growing number of dispensaries.
- Psychoactive dinners like “Danksgiving” mirror a typical wine-tasting experience — down to the ticket price — except the night is alcohol-free and dishes are infused with THC instead.
Driving the news: Lawmakers this month quietly added a THC restriction to the federal funding bill that ended the government shutdown.
- The provision will ban the sale of any product containing more than 0.4mg of hemp-derived THC — effectively banning nearly all THC products currently on shelves in North Carolina.
- If it takes effect in November 2026, these types of dinners would become illegal.
Zoom in: “Danksgiving” was a collaboration between local dispensary Crowntown Cannabis and NoDa restaurant The Goodyear House.
- “Cannabis is my life, but it’s more than getting high — it’s about community,” Crowntown Cannabis owner Michael Sims told diners.
- The meal was communal; we sat with several guests who had either attended a previous dinner or worked in the industry.
What to expect: Tickets were $125 and included four Thanksgiving-inspired courses, each paired with a themed drink. The full meal contained around 50mg of hemp-derived THC.
- Every dish contained THC; only every other drink did.
- Before each course, Chef Chris Coleman of The Goodyear House walked us through each dish and drink, which were infused with Loyal Oils, a local brand that specializes in THC syrups.
- All diners were also given CBD-CBG gummies to help mitigate the effects if we overconsumed.
Here’s everything we tried at Danksgiving:
Course one: Grilled Kale & Chilled Green Bean Salad
Dig in: The dressing was infused with 7mg THC. Coleman described it as “green bean casserole taken apart and put back together as a salad.”…