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Want to get high (but not too high) this holiday season? Here are 7 low-dose options

These are a couple of super stressful weeks. We're hurtling toward the end of the year, seasonal celebrations are in full swing, and there's holiday baking and shopping to do. There also might be a long-postponed family get-together you're totally dreading but still hoping to navigate with aplomb.

In the past, using cannabis to take the edge off those stressors came with the very real risk of being too high to function due in no small part to pot's ever-increasing potency. Inhale too deeply or accidentally pop one too many gummies and eggnog gets spilled, Christmas trees become collateral damage and the baby Jesus in the creche scene gets swapped out for a lump of uncooked cookie dough.

This year, though, things are different, and you might actually

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