TL:DR: Cannabis makes almost any activity better, from mind-bending films and nature walks to cooking with friends and getting lost in music. The trick is knowing whether you want to chill, get creative, or go exploring, and then leaning fully into that.
When you're enjoying cannabis with friends, the best activities fall into three categories: things that feel more fun as a group, things you can lose yourself in together, and things that spark real conversation afterward.
Solo or social, cannabis pairs naturally with creative pursuits, immersive entertainment, and anything that rewards presence and curiosity.
A film that bends your perception of reality. A jazz record that sounds completely new with your eyes closed.
A cooking project that takes over the whole kitchen and ends in something genuinely great. These are the kinds of experiences cannabis enhances, not by changing them fundamentally, but by pulling you more fully into them.
Whether you prefer edibles, hemp flower, or a vape, here is our curated guide to the best things to do while high with friends, at home, and at night.
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Table of Contents
- Watch Something That Hits Different
- Get Lost in Music: Solo or With Friends at Night
- Bring Out Your Creative Side
- Explore the Great Outdoors
- Try Cooking or Baking Something New Together
- Board Games and Video Games With Friends
- Get Lost in a Good Book (Or Write One)
- Frequently Asked Questions
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Watch Something That Hits Different
One of the best things to do while high with friends is watching a film that gives you something to think and talk about afterward.
Cannabis deepens the emotional and visual impact of a great movie. The kind of film that already has an awe-inspiring quality becomes genuinely transportive when you're in the right headspace with the right company.
For a group session, try a high-concept science fiction film that leaves the ending open to interpretation. Inception, Dark City, Gattaca, and Solaris are all ideal picks.
Each one rewards the kind of slow, immersive attention that a good session naturally encourages. The conversation after the film is half the experience.
If you want something lighter for a late-night watch, the classic stoner film catalogue exists for exactly this reason. Dazed and Confused, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, and Licorice Pizza are all excellent choices for a low-stakes evening in.
For a longer list of recommendations by mood and genre, see our favorite films to watch during a cannabis session.
Best for: a group session or a late-night watch with friends at home.
"Immersive, visually rich films, especially science fiction. They are among the most consistently recommended experiences to pair with cannabis. They reward the kind of present, unhurried attention that a good session creates, and the discussion afterward tends to take care of itself."
Get Lost in Music: Solo or With Friends at Night
Cannabis can make music feel more alive. Textures you've glossed over a hundred times become vivid.
Albums you thought you knew can feel almost new again. For a solo late-night session, the move is simple: earbuds in, something you've never heard before, and your full attention on the music.
Cannabis and jazz have a long, well-documented creative connection, and for good reason. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane and Kind of Blue by Miles Davis are two of the best jazz records ever made.
A late-night listen with good cannabis is one of the genuinely great session pairings on this list. Close your eyes, let your mind follow the melody, and give the music the kind of attention it was made for.
For a group session, music works differently. Put on a long playlist, turn the lights down, and let the conversation develop around what you're all hearing together. Or go further.
Try making music as a group. Even if nobody in the room is a musician, it's a looser and more interesting creative experiment than it sounds, and the results tend to be memorable for all the right reasons.
Best for: solo late-night sessions or a low-key evening in with friends.
"A cannabis session and a great album, especially jazz or anything with real compositional depth, is one of the most reliably rewarding combinations in this list. The music doesn't change. What changes is how much of it you actually hear."
Bring Out Your Creative Side
Cannabis can open up creative thinking, not by generating ideas from nowhere, but by quieting the internal editor that second-guesses everything before it reaches the page.
This makes a session a genuinely good time to try a creative activity you've been meaning to start and keep putting off.
Drawing is one of the most accessible options. You don't need to be an artist. Pick up a sketchpad and draw whatever is directly in front of you: a room, a houseplant, the view from a window.
The goal is the process of slowing down and really looking at something, not the quality of what you produce.
The same applies to photography: give yourself a loose brief to photograph only things that genuinely catch your attention on a walk, and see what you come back with.
Creative writing works in a similar way. Open a document, give yourself one sentence as a prompt, and write without stopping for twenty minutes.
Cannabis can put you in a headspace that makes it easier to generate material without immediately judging it. You can edit later. The session is for getting it out, not getting it right.
If you're not in the mood to make something yourself, go appreciate what someone else made. An art gallery, a live music venue, or a local film festival is an excellent option for a group outing.
Cannabis can make you more receptive to work that might otherwise pass you by, and spending real time in front of paintings or listening to live music with friends tends to generate better conversation than most planned activities.
Best for: solo sessions when you want to make something, or a group creative outing.
Explore the Great Outdoors
Cannabis and the outdoors are a combination that works almost every time.
There is something about the shift in pace that a session creates, the way it slows down your internal clock, which makes a nature walk land completely differently than it would otherwise.
A trail through trees, a beach walk at low tide, or a quiet park bench with a view are all ideal backdrops for a solo or group session.
You get fresh air, physical movement, and the kind of sensory detail that cannabis tends to bring forward: the sounds around you, the quality of the light, the texture of the ground underfoot. It's one of the simplest ways to let a session breathe.
For an evening session with friends, a walk at dusk or shortly after sunset has its own quality.
The drop in light, the cooler temperature, and the quieting of the world around you create a naturally calming backdrop. Come back, cook something together, and consider it a full session evening.
Best for: group outings or a solo reset at any time of day.
Try Cooking or Baking Something New Together
Cooking while high with friends is one of those activities that is inherently more collaborative, funnier, and more rewarding than it has any right to be.
Something about a shared session combined with a shared task, especially one with a delicious outcome at the end, makes the whole thing feel like an event rather than just dinner.
Pick a recipe you've never made before. The unfamiliarity is the point. Give everyone a job, put on a playlist, and let it take as long as it takes.
The process of making something together generates better conversation than sitting down to try to generate it on purpose.
If you're starting your session with edibles rather than flower, the cooking activity pairs especially well.
Edibles create a longer, more gradual experience, which suits an activity like cooking that unfolds over time. You're not rushing anywhere. The kitchen is the destination, and the activity is the point.
You'll also take care of the munchies by the time you're finished. For bonus points, try baking your own infused treats using cannabutter made with Mood's premium hemp flower.
Or grab a 10-count of Chillout 25mg Delta 8 THC Gummies for $29 if you want a ready-made option that skips the preparation entirely.
Best for: group sessions. Works especially well with edibles for a longer, more gradual experience.
"Cooking together while enjoying cannabis is one of the most naturally collaborative activities on this list. A shared session combined with a shared task, especially one that ends in a meal, creates the kind of easy, unforced social time that's genuinely difficult to manufacture any other way."
Board Games and Video Games With Friends
If you're spending a session with friends and want something to anchor the time, board games are among the best options.
Cannabis tends to make everyone a little more patient with the rules, a little more entertained by the small absurdities, and significantly more competitive in the most enjoyable possible way.
Settlers of Catan and Monopoly are both excellent for a longer afternoon session.
The kind of game you can genuinely spend three or four hours on without it feeling like too much. Codenames and Wavelength tend to generate the best group dynamics for something faster and funnier.
For a full, curated breakdown with more options across different group sizes and session types, see our guide to cannabis-friendly games.
For a solo or small-group session, video games are another strong option.
The best picks for a cannabis session are open-world games with their own internal momentum and no hard time pressure: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Skyrim both have sprawling, beautiful worlds.
You can spend an entire session wandering around with no particular agenda, and both reward the kind of unhurried exploration a good cannabis session encourages.
Best for: group sessions. Funny, low-stakes, and gives the evening a natural shape.
Get Lost in a Good Book (Or Write One)
Reading might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you're planning a session, but cannabis can put you in the kind of unhurried, receptive headspace that makes it genuinely easier to sink into a story.
The internal chatter quiets down. The world of the book becomes easier to inhabit fully.
Fiction works especially well, particularly anything with a strong sense of place or atmosphere.
A short story collection is ideal for a session because each piece is self-contained; you're not committing to a narrative thread you'll have to pick back up later.
Poetry is also worth trying, even if it's not something you read regularly. A few pages of Mary Oliver, Ocean Vuong, or Pablo Neruda during a solo evening session can land completely differently than they would in a normal reading environment.
If you're a writer, use the session to write rather than read. Cannabis can put you in a creative headspace that makes it easier to generate material without immediately judging it.
Give yourself a prompt, set a timer, and write without stopping. You can edit later. Combining cannabis and writing is a technique that artists from Jack Kerouac to The Beatles used to find fresh angles on familiar territory, and there's a reason it keeps coming up.
Best for: solo sessions, especially in the evening.
"A solo session and a good book are one of the most underrated pairings on this list. The shift in pace that cannabis creates: slower, more receptive, less distracted: that is exactly what good reading requires."
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best things to do while high with friends?
The best group session activities are ones that benefit from multiple people and don't require intense individual focus.
Cooking a new recipe together, playing a long board game, watching an immersive film, or going on an evening walk are all consistently strong options.
Cannabis tends to make shared activities feel more collaborative and more enjoyable.
The key is picking something that gives everyone something to do or discuss, rather than sitting in parallel with nothing to anchor the time.
What should I do while high at night?
Evening sessions pair well with sensory, immersive activities that benefit from the quieter environment and lower light.
A jazz album with your eyes closed, a slow-paced film with strong visuals, or a walk at dusk are all excellent options.
At home, cooking together or playing a board game by low lamplight creates a relaxed, unhurried atmosphere that makes the whole session feel more intentional.
The combination of good cannabis and a good environment takes care of the rest.
What are good things to do while high on edibles?
Edibles create a longer, more gradual experience, which makes them well-suited to activities that unfold over time.
Cooking a new recipe, watching a long film, or spending a few hours on a creative project are natural fits.
You're not in a rush, and neither is the activity. If you're wondering how long your session might last, that depends on the product format and your personal experience with edibles.
How do you choose what to do while high?
Start with your mood and your company. If you're with friends and want something social, lean toward cooking, games, or a film with real discussion value afterward.
If you're solo and want to unwind, music, reading, or a walk are all natural fits. If you want to make something (art, writing, music), a session is a good time to try.
Cannabis pairs well with any activity that rewards presence over performance, and less well with anything that requires tight focus or high-stakes decisions.
What are fun things to do while high alone?
Solo sessions pair best with activities that benefit from your full, unhurried attention.
A deep listen through an album you've never heard before, a long walk with no particular destination, or a creative writing session with a loose prompt are all strong starting points.
Reading, drawing, and photography also work well solo: each one gives you something to focus on and a natural rhythm to follow without requiring anyone else's involvement.
What is the best cannabis product for social activities?
It depends on the type of session you're planning. For a longer, more gradual experience that suits a full afternoon of board games or a cooking session with friends, edibles are a strong fit.
For a faster-acting experience before a group activity, hemp flower is a natural choice. Mood's hemp-derived THC is federally legal under current law and available across formats at the Mood Shop.
Make the Most of Your Next Session
Cannabis makes almost any activity better, but the best sessions are the ones where you've thought about what you actually want to do before you're already into it.
A sci-fi film with friends, a jazz record on a quiet evening, a long cooking project that turns into a genuinely great dinner: these are the kinds of pairings that turn a good session into something you'll actually remember.
The eight activities in this guide are starting points, not a fixed menu. Mix and match depending on your mood, your company, and your product of choice.
If you're looking for even more session ideas, we have a full extended list with options for every kind of vibe, from the most mellow evenings in to more adventurous group outings.
"The best sessions aren't the ones where everything goes perfectly. They're the ones where you had a good activity to anchor the time: something to do with your hands, your ears, or the people around you."
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