After we graduated from college, my circle of friends did our best to stay in touch with each other.
That was easier said than done! Between starting careers and having families, there just wasn’t much time left over for long-distance friendships.
Isn’t being an adult the worst? Eventually we decided to take action. Once a year, every year, the old crew meets up in a new place for what we call a “Lost Weekend.” These weekends are all about drinking, smoking cannabis, and catching up on old times. Last year we went to Albuquerque, New Mexico for our Lost Weekend. We selected Albuquerque for many excellent reasons, but the biggest one was it’s legendary locally grown cannabis. Albuquerque is also the home of the biggest and most beautiful hot air balloon festival in the world. If that wasn’t enough, there are three different restaurants in Albuquerque that have been awarded a Michelin star for their cuisine. Throw in a few cases of Albuquerque Snake Juice, which is a locally bottled craft beer, we were all set for the best weekend ever. Although we all had driven to Albuquerque, once we got there we left the cars in the garage and took an Uber anywhere we needed to go. High quality cannabis and beer are both legal and easy to find in Albuquerque, but don’t let the cops catch you driving under the influence! Albuquerque has a sterling reputation for being a peaceful, safe place to live, so the cops don’t like tourists getting loaded and messing up their little slice of paradise.